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Academic Discourse
Cohesion Beyond Connectors
Reference, repetition and parallel structure.
Explanation
Cohesion comes from more than connectors. Repeating a key term, using pronouns with clear antecedents, keeping the given-new order of information, and echoing grammatical structure all bind a text together. Connectors alone produce a text that lists points rather than builds an argument.
Examples
- The first trial failed. That failure shaped the second design.
- Renewable capacity grew. Grid capacity did not.
- Not only was the sample small; the period was short.
Common mistakes
The first trial failed. This shaped the second.
The first trial failed. That failure shaped the second design.
A vague pronoun weakens the link.
The study was small. The study was short. The study was cheap.
Vary the linking so repetition carries a purpose.
Mechanical repetition reads as padding.