Style - Use Cohesion

What is Cohesion?

• Cohesion is about using English well (Style) to make your plan clear (Arrangement).
  • Arrangement plans in any language: “Sentence 3: example ＝ペンギン”
  • Style writes in English: “For instance, the emperor penguin…”
• Give example
  • “A second example of this would be…”
  • For example, X
  • X, for example Y, Z
  • An example of this is X
  • X such as Y
  • For instance, X
  • As an example, X.
  • One example of this is X
  • Namely, X.
  • Chiefly, X
• Reason, Cause, & Effect
  • “This is because…”
  • X, so Y
  • Y because X
  • X. Therefore Y.
• Disagree
  • However,
  • That said,
• CLarification
  • In other words
  • Another way of understanding this is
  • To put it differently
  • To put it another way
  • That is to say
  • To repeat,
• Agree
  • In fact, …
• Summarise
  • In summary, …
• Introduce a number
  • Around 10% of Y are Z.
  • More than 7000 of Y are not Z.
  • Less than five of those Y are Z.
  • Approximately half Ys are Z.
  • Up to one third of Y could be Z.
• Add more of the same
  • Another reason X is
  • In addition, X.
  • Additionally, X
  • Moreover, X.
  • What is more, X.
  • Furthermore, X.
  • Another X is.
  • Also, X
• Add a detail
  • In fact,
  • Specifically,
  • To be specific, X.
  • In particular, X
• Signal quote/research
  • e.g. “According to”
  • See Invention worksheets
• Signal Importance
  • It is important to note that
  • The key point is that
  • It must be remembered that
  • One point often forgotten is that
• Signal Doubt or disagreement
  • While most sources think that
  • There is insufficient research to
• Signal a Summary (Alternatives to “In summary”)
  • To summarize
  • To sum up
  • In summary,
  • In summary, we have learned that X
  • In short
  • In brief
  • While it is true that A, it is also important to note that B.

Common mistakes

• DO NOT START A SENTENCE WITH THESE:
  • cats, so
  • cats, and
  • cats, but
  • cats, or
  • Never do this:
    • cats. So
    • cats. And
    • cats. But
    • cats. Or
• Do not use in academic essays
  • Unfortunately,
  • Surprisingly,
• Only use when speaking
  • All things considered,
  • All in all,
  • To recap