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Cohesive Devices

There are a number of different ways of improving the cohesion in a piece of academic writing. These fall into several categories:

  • Referring words, often pronouns, used to refer back to simple or complex noun forms, e.g. his/these/that/those/such/it/they/here

  • Repetition of key terms, either exactly or using synonyms e.g. some research was conducted <-> this study...

  • By adding words or phrases that connect and explain the relationship between ideas in your writing. These include:

  • Words/phrases showing order e.g. firstly/lastly/subsequently/ultimately

  • Qualifying words/phrases e.g. although/even if/nevertheless

  • Cause and effect words/phrases e.g. consequently/because of this/so/thus

  • Words/phrases for adding emphasis e.g. significantly/most importantly

  • Words/phrases for elaborating e.g. in other words/that is

  • Summarising words/phrases e.g. in conclusion/finally

  • Words/phrases to add examples e.g. for example/such as/specifically/...is a case in point

  • Words/phrases to add points e.g. besides this/furthermore/moreover/similarly

  • Attitude words/phrases, which show they writer's attitude towards what they are writing about, e.g. certainly/interestingly/fortunately/ undoubtedly.

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