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Creating Coherence

Coherence in writing refers to the logical connections between words, sentences, and paragraphs. Writers create coherence through parallel structure, repetition of words and phrases, and transitional devices. Coherence makes writing easy to understand by linking ideas smoothly between sentences and paragraphs.

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Creating Coherence

Coherence in writing refers to the logical connections between words, sentences, and paragraphs. Writers create coherence through parallel structure, repetition of words and phrases, and transitional devices. Coherence makes writing easy to understand by linking ideas smoothly between sentences and paragraphs.

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CREATING

COHERENCE
What is coherence?
Coherence in writing is the logical bridge
between words, sentences, and
paragraphs. Coherent writing uses devices
to connect ideas within each sentence and
paragraph. Main ideas and meaning can
be difficult for the reader to follow if the
writing lacks coherence.
What is coherence?
In a coherent text, there are logical links
between the words, sentences, and
paragraphs of the text. The term comes
from the Latin verb co-haerere, which
means 'to stick together‘. Another way to
describe coherence is to say that it has to
do with good and smooth text flow. A writer
must maximize understanding of a text by
making it as clear and logical as possible.
What is coherence?
Coherence makes a text easy to read and
understand. Good writers know how to
communicate well through writing. To
begin with, they know the purpose of the
text and they know who the intended
audience is. They have a sense of what
questions readers may have in mind. Good
writers also know how to link sentences
together in a logical and orderly way.
Coherence Between Words
Between each word, coherence can be
created by parallelism. Parallel structure
means using similar grammatical
constructions between words in sentences.
Parallelism is particularly important for
words in lists. If you're writing a list of
things someone likes to do, then each
activity in the list should take the same
grammatical form.
Coherence Between Words
For instance, if one verb in the list takes on the '-ing'
gerund form, like 'running,' then the other verbs in
the list should also be in the gerund form.
For e.g.
Sarah likes to jump, running, and skate.
Instead, the list should be parallel like this:
Sarah likes jumping, running, and skating.
Coherence Between Sentences
Coherence can be created between sentences
through repetition and transitional devices.
Repetition of words across sentences helps
to reiterate the same ideas between
sentences. One way to use repetition to
create coherence is to repeat the same word
or phrase at the end of one sentence and
the beginning of the next sentence to show
how the ideas connect.
Coherence Between Sentences
Here is an example of sentences that create
coherence through repetition:
The most important part of an essay is the thesis
statement. The thesis statement introduces the
argument of the essay. The thesis statement also
helps to create a structure for the essay.
In this example, the repetition of the phrase 'thesis
statement' helps to unify the three sentences. It is
a phrase that ends the first sentence and
transitions into the next sentence by starting with
that same phrase.
Coherence Between Sentences
Another way to create coherence between
sentences is through transitional devices. There
are many types of transitional devices that show
time and help ideas flow smoothly. Transitional
words, such as 'first', 'later', and 'then', are a few
examples of transitional devices that show time to
help ideas flow more smoothly. Transitional
devices are like signposts that tell the reader what
is coming up ahead and where the discussion is
going.
Coherence Between Paragraphs
Transitional words can also be used between
paragraphs. Words such as:
• Therefore
• However
• Yet
• Thus
• First
• Later
• Then
Coherence Between Paragraphs
• Other ways to create coherence between
paragraphs include having a consistent paragraph
structure and point of view.

• The structure of a coherent paragraph includes a


topic sentence, which focuses on the main idea.
The topic sentence usually comes first in a
paragraph. The topic sentence is followed by
supporting sentences that develop the idea, and
finally, a concluding sentence to tie it all together.
Coherence Between Paragraphs
• Other ways to create coherence between
paragraphs include having a consistent paragraph
structure and point of view.

• The structure of a coherent paragraph includes a


topic sentence, which focuses on the main idea.
The topic sentence usually comes first in a
paragraph. The topic sentence is followed by
supporting sentences that develop the idea, and
finally, a concluding sentence to tie it all together.
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