Coherence

The logical organisation of ideas so that a text makes sense as a whole.

The overall clarity and logical consistency of a text, so that its ideas or events make sense together.

This plan gives the writing coherence: the train causes the colt’s alarm, which creates the child’s dilemma. It also gives paragraphs different jobs. Change paragraph when the focus, action or pressure changes, rather than dividing the page into equal-sized blocks.

The logical consistency of a text: its events, ideas and details make sense together.

The clear, logical connection of a text’s ideas, so that the reader can follow how its parts belong together.

The clear, logical development of ideas so that a text makes sense as a whole.

A text’s overall clarity and consistency: its ideas fit together and can be followed.

The logical organisation of ideas so that a piece of writing makes sense as a whole.

The overall clarity and logical sense of a text: its ideas and events fit together and can be followed.

Think of coherence as the reader being able to follow the piece. Cohesion is how its parts are connected. A character’s question in the opening might be answered at the end; an object might return with a different significance.

The quality of a text whose ideas make sense and follow a clear, understandable progression.

The overall clarity and logical sense of a text: readers can understand how its events and ideas fit together.

The overall logical sense of a text: its ideas fit together and develop in an understandable order.

The overall clarity and logical sense of a text: its ideas fit together and can be followed.

The logical organisation of ideas that makes a text understandable as a whole.

The logical development of ideas that makes a whole text understandable.

The ending returns to small choices the reader can make. This is coherence: the ideas form a clear overall message. Repeated references to the reader and to practical actions also help the sections hold together.

The logical organisation of a text, so its ideas make sense together and are easy to follow.

The logical organisation of ideas that makes a text understandable as a whole.

The logical sense and consistency of a text as a whole.

The logical organisation of a text so that its ideas make sense together.

The logical organisation of ideas so that a piece of writing makes sense as a whole.

The logical sense and consistency of a text: its ideas fit together and develop understandably.

The logical development of a text, so that its ideas and events make sense together.

The clear, logical development of ideas that makes a text understandable as a whole.

The quality of making sense as a whole, so that a reader can follow the ideas or events.

Coherence means the story makes sense as a whole. Cohesion means its parts connect. For example, a detail introduced near the beginning might return at the end with a changed meaning.

The quality of making sense as a whole, so that a reader can follow the ideas and events.

The logical sense and consistency that allow a reader to follow a text as a whole.

The logical sense and progression of ideas across a piece of writing.

The logical development of ideas that makes a text understandable as a whole.

The logical development of ideas so that a text makes sense as a whole.

The logical sense and overall organisation of a text, allowing readers to follow its ideas.

The logical sense and consistency of a text as a whole.

The quality of a text making sense as a whole, with ideas arranged in an understandable and purposeful order.

The overall clarity and logical sense of a text: its ideas and events fit together so that the reader can follow them.

The logical clarity of a text: its ideas and events make sense together.

The quality of making sense as a whole: events, ideas and changes follow an understandable pattern.

The logical organisation of a text, so that its ideas make sense together and the reader can follow its overall direction.

The logical sense of a text: its events and ideas fit together and can be understood.

The logical organisation of a text, which makes its ideas or events understandable as a whole.

The logical development of ideas that makes a text understandable as a whole.

The logical sense and direction of a piece of writing, with ideas that work together.

The logical organisation of a text that allows a reader to understand its ideas or events as a whole.

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AQA GCSE English Language · 8700

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Edexcel GCSE English Language · 1EN0

Edexcel GCSE English Language 2.0 · 1EN2

OCR GCSE English Language · J351

Eduqas GCSE English Language · C700