Coherence and cohesion
What Coherence and cohesion means in English Language GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
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The logical glue of a text, managed within and across paragraphs using discourse markers, topic sentences and clear pronoun reference.
Linking ideas logically with connectives, pronouns and repetition, keeping tense and viewpoint stable and closing appropriately.
Topics that use Coherence and cohesion
- Introduction - Aims and objectives (Eduqas GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing - 2.2 Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Active listening for gist and detail
- Adapting register to audience and purpose
- Anecdote
- Audience and purpose
- Audience, purpose and context
- Colloquialism
- Critical evaluation of writer's methods
- Discourse Markers
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