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Textual Cohesion — Coesione Testuale·Cohesive vs Non-Cohesive Text — Identifying Problems
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Rule reminder

A cohesive text uses reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunction, and lexical cohesion to link sentences smoothly. A non-cohesive text has: unnecessary repetition of full noun phrases where pronouns would work; inconsistent reference (unclear what a pronoun refers to); abrupt topic shifts without signals; overuse of demonstratives; missing connectives. At B2 level, being able to identify and correct cohesion problems is essential for writing.

Cohesive vs Non-Cohesive Text — Identifying Problems1 / 10

Which version is more cohesive? (A) 'Ho letto il testo. Il testo era interessante. Il testo aveva molti esempi.' (B) 'Ho letto il testo. Era interessante e aveva molti esempi.'

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→ Lexical Cohesion — Hyponymy and Superordinates→ Ellipsis in Context — Identifying the Omitted Element→ Lexical Chains — Completing a Semantic Field→ Mixed Cohesion Devices in Paragraphs
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