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Understanding Cohesive Devices in Writing

Cohesive devices are words that link different parts of written text together to help readers smoothly interpret the ideas. They include transitional words, expressions, and paragraph hooks. Cohesive devices aid understanding by connecting one sentence or idea to the next without breaks or abrupt jumps. Common examples are conjunctions like "and" and "but," which can add supplementary information or contrast ideas.

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Understanding Cohesive Devices in Writing

Cohesive devices are words that link different parts of written text together to help readers smoothly interpret the ideas. They include transitional words, expressions, and paragraph hooks. Cohesive devices aid understanding by connecting one sentence or idea to the next without breaks or abrupt jumps. Common examples are conjunctions like "and" and "but," which can add supplementary information or contrast ideas.

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Cohesive Devices

What are Cohesive Devices?


Cohesive devices are words that link parts
within a written article. They are signal words
that facilitate the smooth interpretation of
ideas of the readers in the manner the writer
wants them to be understood. Cohesive
devices include transitional words,
expressions and paragraph hooks.
What do they do?
Cohesive devices aid you to understand a
thought from one sentence to another,
from one idea to another and from one
paragraph to another through words or
phrases. Cohesive devices link the gaps
within your sentences and paragraphs to
ensure that there are no breaks and abrupt
jumps of ideas.
Let’s look at these two examples below:
•1. Facebook is a global social networking
platform and it is used by many people
across the globe.
•2. Facebook gives us opportunity to connect
with others but it is also a haven of cyber
bullying.
As we can see in the first sentence, and is
used to add something to the previous
statement resulting to a clearer
understanding that the latter is a sentence
that gives supplementary information. In the
second sentence, but is used to show how
something positive and negative is said about
Facebook. Therefore, but is used to contrast
ideas or to show difference between ideas.
What are the different types of Cohesive Devices?

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