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Text connecting devices. The notion of textual cohesion. - Coggle Diagram
Text connecting devices. The notion of textual cohesion.
Text-Connecting Devices
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- Coordinating Conjunctions: Join independent clauses (e.g., and, but, or).
- Subordinating Conjunctions: Establish relationships between main and subordinate clauses (e.g., although, because, since).
- Adverbial Connectors: Modify entire sentences (e.g., however, therefore, consequently).
- Pronominal References: Use of pronouns to refer to nouns (e.g., this, that, these, those).
- Repetition and Synonyms: Repeating words or using synonyms for emphasis and clarity.
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Examples:
- Lexical Cohesion: "The cat sat on the mat. It was soft and warm."
- Grammatical Cohesion: "He enjoys playing the guitar, but he prefers singing."
- Reference Cohesion: "Mary had a little lamb. It followed her everywhere."
- Conjunctive Cohesion: "She was tired. Therefore, she went to bed early."