Cohesive Devices

1. GOOD MORNING!

3. Cohesive Devices

4. Cohesive devices tell the reader what
we are doing in a sentence and to guide
them through our writing.

5. They signal the reader what the
relationships are between the different
clauses, sentences and paragraphs.

6. Let us study the sentences below:
• The public transport in this city
is unreliable and it’s cheap.
• The bag is pretty but it is
expensive.

7. Types of Cohesive Devices
Camparison Exemplification
Contrast Sequence
Addition Result

8. Types of Cohesive Devices
Exemplification
Sequencing
Result

9. EXEMPLIFICATION
- those are cohesive devices that is used
in illustrating/showing examples.

10. Examples:
for example, for instance, to illustrate, such as, namely
Example sentences:
• Adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a
pronoun such as beautiful and ugly.
• I can play quite few musical instruments, for
example, flute, guitar, and piano.

11. More examples:
• The scene showed off his best qualities, namely his
quick wit and perfect timing.
• You cannot rely on her; for instance, she arrived
an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.

12. SEQUENCING
- those are cohesive devices that is
use to combine in a particular order.

13. Examples: first, second, next, then, after, to begin
with, finally, lastly, secondly, thirdly
Example sentences:
• I will clean my room then I will wash all my
clothes.
• I've saved you a seat next to me.

14. More examples:
• I took a bath after her arrival.
• I put you last on my priority list.
• His thesis doesn't make sense. To begin with, its
theme is lame.

15. RESULT
- those are cohesive devices that are
used to state what the outcome/result is.

16. Examples: so, therefore, as a result, thus, because, as a
consequence, consequently, hence, due to
Example sentences:
• They were angry because their plans had been
discovered.
• The treasure is not mine, and therefore I am unwilling
to take it.

17. More examples:
• There were a lot of people starving due to the effects of
the pandemic.
• She is not coming and thus we should go home.
• The company lost a great deal of money. Hence, the CEO
was asked to resign.