3 Handy Cohesive Devices to Make Your Writing Better

Are you having a rough time connecting your ideas during your classes at OET review center? If so, then you must expand your vocabulary regarding transitional devices to help you with your language difficulties. Using different methods in writing can establish a link to you and the readers, making your writing more effective. 

There are instances when you can’t get your message across because you don’t know the right words to connect your ideas. To help you with this barrier, here are some cohesive devices you can use to relay your ideas clearly and smoothly. Let us look at these devices one by one. 

Synonyms

In any OET review center, synonyms are often used to avoid repeating the same word to convey your point. Since synonyms are words that have the same meaning, it can help the reader stay focused on the idea that you are trying to explain. An example of synonym is Good – Nice – Fine – Right – Well.      

Pronoun

These are words that substitute a noun. However, when using pronouns, make sure that what you are referring to, which is called an antecedent, is clear. Commonly used pronouns are “that,” “this,” “those,” and “these.” 

Transitional Words

These are words that show a relationship between ideas. However, using a wrong transitional word may confuse your reader more. Here are some transitional words that you may use.

For addition

 Again

Also

 And

Besides

Next

In fact

Moreover

Too

  

For Comparison

Likewise

Similarly

In comparison with

In the same way

Compared with

 For Contrast

However

But

Besides

In contrast

Instead

Nevertheless

While

Yet

Despite

Although

Conversely

Whereas

  

For Enumeration

Firstly

Secondly

Finally

Lastly

Next

Then 

On top of that

To begin with

  

For Conclusion

In conclusion

In all

In brief

To summarize

In summary

In short

In a nutshell

To sum up

Basically

  

For Result

Accordingly

Since

As a consequence of

As a result 

For that reason

Therefore

Hence

Thus

  

For Time and Sequence

Above

Beyond

Nearby

In the back

Elsewhere

Behind

Adjacent

Here

There

Farther on 

Opposite to

  

Remember not to overuse these devices. It would be better not to use a cohesive tool than to use the wrong one.

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“Coherence.” Ku Education. Accessed on September 30, 2019. Accessed from http://home.ku.edu.tr/~doregan/Writing/Cohesion.html

“Cohesive Devices.” IELTS Advantage. Accessed on September 30, 2019. Accessed from https://www.ieltsadvantage.com/2015/08/12/cohesive-devices/

“Types of Cohesive Devices.” Eduma. Accessed on September 30, 2019. Accessed from https://englishpost.org/types-cohesive-devices/#What_are_Cohesive_Devices