What is cohesion?
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Cohesive devices are words and expressions that show relationships between parts of text and ideas, such as cause and effect, time, addition, or comparison and contrast. This webpage is designed for use by older students but it features a useful list of linking words that help join ideas and sentences that can be used by students at lower secondary level to improve their writing. Find examples of specific words and phrases associated with the purpose: adding an idea, comparison or contrast, making an idea more forceful, providing examples, and articulating cause or effect.