Developing cohesion
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Lexical cohesion | page 3 of 6 |
Using words of similar meaning
Repeating key words is a very good habit for students to get into. However, English through its large vocabulary offers plenty of opportunities to add variation to a text and improve its style without losing any of the clarity. This can be done through the use of synonyms:
Prince Andrew, hailed a hero after he organised a chain gang of 400 Windsor Castle staff to help in the mass rescue of furnishings and paintings, admitted that his mother was shocked and saddened by the fire. The blaze, possibly caused by an electrical fault near curtains, began in the private chapel adjoining St George's Hall at 11.37am. (Bank of English)
Alternatively, more specific terms can be used:
Consider this comparison of the book and the screenplay. In the novel, Meg returns from the party and Marmee's advice is: "Learn to know and value the praise which is worth having, and to excite the admiration of excellent people, by being modest as well as pretty." (Bank of English)
Introduction
Using words of similar meaning
