![]() In my experience, most students get a Band 5 in this category for this reason. It is stated for Band 5 that ‘ makes inadequate, inaccurate or overuse of cohesive devices’. However, using them too often leads to students using them incorrectly. This is typical of a student who knows the meaning and how to use cohesive devices but thinks that using them as much as possible will get them a high mark. If you look at the IELTS Writing Marking Criteria, it states that a Band 7 ‘ uses a range of cohesive devices appropriately although there may be some under-/over-use‘. The biggest mistake many students make is to use cohesive devices in nearly every sentence. But does that mean we should use as many cohesive devices as possible? Overusing Cohesive Devices This makes our message more succinct and our writing easier to read. ![]() In other words, the second sentence says, ‘it’s unreliable (which is bad), but the good thing about it is it’s cheap, so I don’t mind using it.’ Simply using the word ‘but’ conveys that whole message without needing to say it literally. The first sentence tells the reader that ‘it’s cheap’ is being added to the previous information however, the second sentence tells the reader that they are giving a contrasting opinion to the first part of the sentence by using the word ‘but’. Both give the reader different signals and change the meaning of the sentence. The sentences above have two cohesive devices: ‘and’ and ‘but’. The public transport in this city is unreliable but it’s cheap. The public transport in this city is unreliable and it’s cheap. ![]() ![]() They signal to the reader the relationships between the different clauses, sentences and paragraphs. What are cohesive devices?Ĭohesive devices tell the reader what we are doing in a sentence and help to guide them through our writing. This post will look at how and, more importantly, when we should use them. However, most students have not been taught how to use them effectively. Together with coherence, cohesion provides 25% of your marks in both parts of the Writing test. Cohesive devices, sometimes called linking words, linkers, connectors, discourse markers or transitional words, are one of the most misunderstood and misused parts of IELTS Writing.Ĭohesive devices are words like ‘ For example‘, ‘ In conclusion‘, ‘ however‘ and ‘ moreover‘. ![]()
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