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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/Reading_Writing_Research_and_Reasoning%3A_An_Advanced_ESL_Text/02%3A_Organization_and_Cohesion/2.07%3A_Cohesion_and_Transition_WordsTransition words are the most common ways of creating cohesion, and you probably already use them in your writing. Transition words are most often used at the beginning of a sentence, and are always f...Transition words are the most common ways of creating cohesion, and you probably already use them in your writing. Transition words are most often used at the beginning of a sentence, and are always followed by a comma. In addition, don't start every sentence in the paragraph with transition words as that will get boring for the reader. In Table 2.7.1 we look at 3 of the FANBOYS and the more academic transition words we could use instead.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/City_College_of_San_Francisco/Writing_Reading_and_College_Success%3A_A_First-Year_Composition_Course_for_All_Learners_(Kashyap_and_Dyquisto)/06%3A_Body_Paragraphs/6.05%3A_Creating_CoherenceThis page provides instruction and examples about how to create coherent and cohesive paragraphs.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Advanced_Composition/How_Arguments_Work_-_A_Guide_to_Writing_and_Analyzing_Texts_in_College_(Mills)/12%3A_Essay_Organization/12.03%3A_Showing_How_a_New_Idea_Fits_in_(Transitions)As we move from one point to the next, we can signal to readers how the new point fits into the overall argument.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Specialized_Composition/Bad_Ideas_About_Writing_(Ball_and_Loewe)/03%3A_Bad_Ideas_About_Style_Usage_and_Grammar/3.06%3A_The_Passive_Voice_Should_be_AvoidedFor the way passive voice is used to promote doublespeak in political and scientific rhetoric, see George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” in Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays; Vijith ...For the way passive voice is used to promote doublespeak in political and scientific rhetoric, see George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” in Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays; Vijith Assar’s “An Interactive Guide to Ambiguous Grammar” in the September 3, 2015, edition of McSweeney’s; Jacob Brogan’s “Why Scientists Need to Give Up on the Passive Voice” in the April 1, 2015, issue of Slate; and Ellen Bresler Rockmore’s New York Times story on “How Texas Teaches History” (Oct., 21…
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Solano_Community_College/Bad_Ideas_About_Writing/03%3A_Bad_Ideas_About_Style_Usage_and_Grammar/3.06%3A_The_Passive_Voice_Should_be_AvoidedFor the way passive voice is used to promote doublespeak in political and scientific rhetoric, see George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” in Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays; Vijith ...For the way passive voice is used to promote doublespeak in political and scientific rhetoric, see George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” in Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays; Vijith Assar’s “An Interactive Guide to Ambiguous Grammar” in the September 3, 2015, edition of McSweeney’s; Jacob Brogan’s “Why Scientists Need to Give Up on the Passive Voice” in the April 1, 2015, issue of Slate; and Ellen Bresler Rockmore’s New York Times story on “How Texas Teaches History” (Oct., 21…
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/City_College_of_San_Francisco/Writing_Reading_and_College_Success%3A_A_First-Year_Composition_Course_for_All_Learners_(Kashyap_and_Dyquisto)/07%3A_Revising_and_Editing/7.07%3A_Key_TakeawaysDuring editing and proofreading, you take a second (and maybe third) look at the words and sentences you used to express your ideas and fix any problems in grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure...During editing and proofreading, you take a second (and maybe third) look at the words and sentences you used to express your ideas and fix any problems in grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. Unity in writing means that all the ideas in each paragraph and in the entire essay clearly belong together and are arranged in an order that makes logical sense.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Advanced_Composition/How_Arguments_Work_-_A_Guide_to_Writing_and_Analyzing_Texts_in_College_(Mills)/12%3A_Essay_Organization/12.04%3A_Referring_Back_to_Make_the_Connection_(Cohesion)We can help orient readers to a new idea in the course of an essay by referring back to an old idea and showing how it connects.
