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Chapter 5: Paragraph Structure
5f: Paragraph Cohesion
Creating cohesion within a paragraph means linking up ideas logically to make the text clear and readable to the reader. We can use different cohesive devices to give the text a smooth ‘flow’, for example:
| Functions | Examples of Cohesive Devices |
|---|---|
| words showing addition | also, in addition, as well as, not only … but also |
| words showing contrast | despite, however, even though, on the one hand/on the other hand |
| words showing cause and effect | because, accordingly, as a result |
| words showing examples | for example, for instance, such as |
Activity 7
Choose the most appropriate cohesive device to complete each blank.
Upcycling, which is also known as creative reuse, refers to the
act of taking something that is no longer in use and giving it a
second life and new functions. The new item produced is often more
practical and beautiful than what it previously was. (1) 
, old,
worn out or damaged clothing can be transformed and refashioned
into a new product. (2) both
upcycling and recycling are converting old things into new
objects, the two processes produce different results. (3)
recycling involves the destruction of waste to create something
new, upcycling takes waste and creates something new from it in
its current state. When upcycling, (4) can
the original form be retained, but the story behind it can also be
read – we can see what it has been and also what it has become.
