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Bj12288 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
lexical cohesion
hello can anyone give me a clearer meaning on lexical cohesion and how its use some example would be fine thank you
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Lexical cohesion is just the way words (lexes) with related meanings help bind the text together: The man was not very big. In fact, he was quite diminutive. I began to climb the mountain.
- Lexical cohesion is just the way words (lexes) with related meanings help bind the text together: The man was not very big.
- In fact, he was quite diminutive.
- I began to climb the mountain.
- At first, the ascent was relatively easy.
- I've always wanted a dog .
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Lexical cohesion is just the way words (lexes) with related meanings help bind the text together:
The man was not very big. In fact, he was quite diminutive.
I began to climb the mountain. At first, the ascent was relatively easy.
I've always wanted a dog. Canines are man's best friends.
The man was not very big. In fact, he was quite diminutive.
I began to climb the mountain. At first, the ascent was relatively easy.
I've always wanted a dog. Canines are man's best friends.
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bj12288is this the way sentences are related to one another?Yes, this is one of the ways of connecting sentences in a meaningful way.
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With discourse markers:
The man was not very big. In fact, he was quite diminutive.
I began to climb the mountain. At first, the ascent was relatively easy.
With words and phrases like first, next, nevertheless, on the other hand, yet, similarly, in conclusion, etc.
The man was not very big. In fact, he was quite diminutive.
I began to climb the mountain. At first, the ascent was relatively easy.
With words and phrases like first, next, nevertheless, on the other hand, yet, similarly, in conclusion, etc.
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