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COHERENCE
DECEMBER 07, 2020
QUARTER 1: MODULE 3-LESSON 1
 COHESIVE DEVICES
Cohesive devices, also called transitional devices, logical connectors
or sentence markers, are words or phrases that connect one idea to
another.
 These words or phrases help us
understand the relationship between
and among the ideas in sentences or
even paragraphs.
 Here are the different types/groups of
cohesive devices:

Addition Exemplification
Comparison Emphasis
Contrast Cause and Effect
Sequence/Chronology Conclusion
 1. ADDITION-add ideas
TAKE A LOOK ON THIS EXAMPLE:
and, again, and then,
South Africa AND the Philippines
besides, further, have numerous resemblances in terms
furthermore, thus, of geography and history.
what’s more, moreover, FURTHERMORE, they both serve
as a melting pot of culture in their
in addition
respective continents.
 2. COMPARISON and CONTRAST-
point out similarities and differences.
COMPARISON CONTRAST TAKE A LOOK ON THIS EXAMPLE:
like but South Africa is a multi ethnic
equally not
similarly on the other society. SIMILARY, the
likewise hand Philippines is a home to various
compared with however ethnic groups. HOWEVER, South
nevertheless Africa is more varied in terms of
on the contrary
although cultural diversity with several
in contrast Western and Asian influence.
 3. SEQUENCE/CHRONOLOGY-
note order of time.
first, firstly, first of all,
second, secondly…
third, next, meanwhile,
now, subsequently, after,
finally
TAKE A LOOK ON THIS
EXAMPLE:
South Africa held its first
post-apartheid elections in
1994 AFTER decades of
internal racial discrimination.
 4. EXEMPLIFICATION- give
examples or illustrate ideas.
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for example, for South Africans suffered immense
instance, to illustrate, racial discrimination within their own
such as, namely, to lands. FOR INSTANCE, non-white
citizens were transferred to different
demonstrate housing settlements and were not
allowed to vote.
5. EMPHASIS- show support or highlight
points already mentioned.
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in fact, above all, Racial discrimination flourished within the
certainly, mainly, country even after its sovereignty from
particularly, in Western colonizers. PARTICULARLY, the
strong apartheid system divided the country –
particular, the white and the colored (non-white) people
significantly, indeed, – were people exercise rights based on their
skin color.
notably
 6. CAUSE and EFFECT- show reason
and consequences of ideas.
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CAUSE EFFECT EXAMPLE:

accordingly consequently DUE TO apartheid system,

because as a result non-white citizens failed to get
due to therefore equal opportunity in getting
education and jobs. AS A
since so
RESULT, numerous Black
movement were organized.
 7. CONCLUSION- summarize or
restate ideas.
TAKE A LOOK ON THIS EXAMPLE:
thus, therefore, on the Those non-white movements pushed
whole, in conclusion, for equality through peaceful protest.
as a result, CONSEQUENTLY, the South
African government was pressured to
consequently abolish the apartheid system.