Coherence

Question 1

Important aspect of the structure of writing as it helps a person to understand the flow of the text.

Answer 1

Coherence

Question 2

Coherence itself is the product of two factors–

Answer 2

Paragraph Unity and Sentence Cohesion

Question 3

Paragraph Unity. A writer must ensure only TWO things

Answer 3

Firstly, the paragraph must serve as a single generalization that serves as the focus of attention, that is, a topic of sentence.

Secondly, a writer must control the content of every body such that (a) it contains more specific information than the topic sentence and (b) it maintains the same focus of attention as the topic sentence.

Question 4

Sentence Cohesion

Answer 4

To achieve cohesion, the link of sentence to the next.

Question 5

What are the techniques in to link sentences to the next in Sentence Cohesion?

Answer 5

• Repetition
• Synonymy
• Antonymy
• Pro-forms

Question 6

What is Repetition?

Answer 6

In sentence B, You repeat a word in sentence A

Question 7

What is Synonymy?

Answer 7

If repetition is too direct/obvious–you use a word synonymous or similar to the word you wanted to repeat

Question 8

What is Antonymy?

Answer 8

It is like synonymy but the word used in sentence B will be the opposite of the given word in sentence A

Question 9

What are pro-forms?

Answer 9

Pro-nouns