English terms!!

Coherence in paragraphs

1. first you need to arrange the sentences in each paragraph according to an organizational principal.
a. Chronological - present your points in order of time from first to last.
b. Climactic - you save your strongest point, an arrange your other points for last.
c. logical order - your main points have a logical relationship you can not take them out of order. Especially for cause -and effect essays.
d. Random order - used on rare occasions when your points can be explained in nay order without affecting your reader's understanding.

2. Achieve coherence by providing transitions.
a. Repetition. - focuses the reader's attention on an idea and created a thread of meaning that runs through a paragraph or a paper, tying the whole thing together. Do not overdo it.
b. Synonyms. - Frequent repetition of a key word can become monotonous after while.
c. pronoun references. - use appropriate pronouns to refer to a key nons.
d. parallel structure. - helps to maintain focus, reinforces the unity of your thoughts, and adds emphasis.
e. Transitional words and phrases. - Show the relationship between points in a paragraph as well as between paragraphs in an essay.

Exercise!
1. my first impression of my supervisor was that he was aloof and arrogant; ___ , I discovered I was wrong. He was painfully shy.
2. Many best sellers have become pathetic movies, now long forgotten. ______, many poor novels have been turned into movie classics, such ad Gone with the Wind, that last forever.
3.The bush administration believes that an expensive and unproven missile defence system is needed to protect North American from a nin-existent threat. ____________. Canadians disagree.

1. but/ however
2. but/ however
3. on the contrary

pronoun- Antecedent Agreement
- pronouns = Words that substitute for a noun mentined elsewhere in a sentence or paragraph.
- Antecedent = the word or wards that a pronoun substitute for or refers to.
e.g. ) My two- year- old daughter insists on doing things her own way. This time is as close as it can be.

rule: A pronoun must agree with its antecedent.

Therefore; My two year-old- daughter insists on doing things its own way
OR this game is as close as she can be.



Relative pronouns
Who whoever - subject
Whom whomever - object } - both refers to people