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Cohesive Devices

Here is a completed short story using the requested cohesive devices: John woke up feeling tired. He had a big test in school today and had stayed up late studying. So, he hit the snooze button on his alarm clock a few times before finally dragging himself out of bed to get ready. He got dressed quickly but took his time eating breakfast because he wanted to be fully energized for his test. When John arrived at school, he saw that his friend Sarah was waiting for him at his locker. "Good morning!" she said cheerfully. "Ready for the big test?" John sighed and said "I'm as ready as I'll ever be, but I'm still pretty nervous about it." Or, Sarah

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Cohesive Devices

Here is a completed short story using the requested cohesive devices: John woke up feeling tired. He had a big test in school today and had stayed up late studying. So, he hit the snooze button on his alarm clock a few times before finally dragging himself out of bed to get ready. He got dressed quickly but took his time eating breakfast because he wanted to be fully energized for his test. When John arrived at school, he saw that his friend Sarah was waiting for him at his locker. "Good morning!" she said cheerfully. "Ready for the big test?" John sighed and said "I'm as ready as I'll ever be, but I'm still pretty nervous about it." Or, Sarah

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COHESIVE DEVICE

• is a type of device which


connects ideas within and
between sentences.
COHESIVE DEVICE
• sometimes called linking words, linkers,
connectors, discourse markers or transitional
words.
• are words or phrases that show the
relationship between paragraphs or sections
of a text or speech.
COHESIVE DEVICE
1. Netflix has many movies
and it is only $9.
2. The Christmas tree is
natural but it is expensive.
COHESIVE DEVICE
• I could not go out last night
because I was too busy.
• I could not go with my friend
so he went without me.
SIMILARITY/COMPARISON
And As
Also Identically
Too Again
Similarly Likewise
EXAMPLES:
• Math was hard for me in high
school. Likewise, it is hard in
college.
• She likes to dance and inspiring
others.
SEQUENCE
First Then
In the first place In addition
In the second place Finally
In conclusion To sum up
EXAMPLE:
• First, she went to the grocery
store. Second, she put many tasty
treats in her cart. Finally, she paid
for her items.
CONTRAST
But However
Nevertheless By comparison
Meanwhile In contrast
Instead Although
EXAMPLE:
• Bill earned an A on his essay, but
Susan got a B.
ADDING INFORMATION
And Not only..but also
Also Moreover
In addition Furthermore
EXAMPLE:
• We have seen the movie twice,
and now we want to see it again.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
So As a result
Therefore Thus
EXAMPLE:
• She studied hard for the exam,
as a result, she earned an “A”
grade.
Make an acrostic poem using
the word ‘CONNECT’ about the
importance of sharing and
connecting ideas to people.
3 2 1
MOST OF THE SOME OF THE
THE ACROSTIC
POETIC THE ACROSTIC LINES OF THE
FOLLOWS POETIC ACROSTIC POEM
LINES OF THE
ACROSTIC POEM
DOES NOT
FOLLOW POETIC
FORM FORM. FOLLOWS POETIC
FORM.
FOLLOWS POETIC
FORM.
FORM.

THE ACROSTIC IS THE ACROSTIC


THE ACROSTIC THE ACROSTIC
WELL DEVELOPED SOMEWHAT
FOCUS AND RELATES TO
RELATES TO THE
TOPIC.
RELATES TO THE
DOES NOT RELATE
TO THE TOPIC.
THE TOPIC. TOPIC.

NO SPELLING 1 TO 2 SPELLING 3 TO 4 SPELLING 5 OR MORE


SPELLING ERRORS. ERRORS. ERRORS. SPELLING ERRORS.
Directions: Complete the short
story below using appropriate
cohesive devices and, so, but,
because and or.

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