Cohesion
What concept explains how sentences are connected together in a text?
Cohesion.
What does coherence mean in a text?
The ideas make sense together and are easy to understand.
What is discourse control?
The ability to organize and guide communication in a conversation or presentation.
Name two tools that help create cohesion in a text.
Linking words, pronouns, repetition of key words, synonyms, or conjunctions.
What should each paragraph have in order to help a text be coherent?
A clear main idea.
What communication skill allows a speaker to introduce topics, change topics, and guide a discussion?
Discourse control.
In the sentences:
“Maria bought a new book yesterday. She started reading it immediately.”
What type of cohesion device connects the sentences?
Pronouns.
If all the ideas in a paragraph relate to the same main topic, what quality does the paragraph have?
Coherence.
If a speaker says:
“Today I will talk about climate change.”
What are they doing in the discourse?
Starting a topic.
Words such as however, therefore, for example, and in addition help connect ideas between sentences.
What are these words called?
Linking words.
A text is organized logically and the reader can easily follow the argument.
What characteristic of writing does this describe?
Coherence.
If someone says:
“What do you think about this?”
What are they doing in the conversation?
Giving someone a turn to speak.
What type of cohesion device is used when a writer repeats important words or uses synonyms to connect ideas in a text?
Repetition of key words or synonyms.
A student writes grammatically correct sentences, but they talk about completely different topics.
What problem does the text have?
It lacks coherence.
If a presenter says:
“To conclude, this issue is very important.”
What part of discourse control are they using?
Ending a presentation.