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Cohesive Devices

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Preposition + Noun Phrase

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Punctuation

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Paragraph Variations using Cohesive Devices

Variation 1:

Variation 2:

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Variation 3:

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Explanation to Variation 3:

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Power Result Verbs (PRV)

Power Verb Word Patterns Guns can be bought easily in America…

enable someone to do something This enables people to kill whoever they want.

allow someone to do something This allows people to kill whoever they want.

help someone to do something This helps criminals to commit crime.

make

someone/something do

something /

This makes people buy a gun to defend themselves.

someone/something + adj. This makes committing crime easy.

ensure that + CL This ensures that people can get a hold of a weapon with ease.

something This ensures the ease of committing a crime.

increase something This increases the level of gun ownership.

decrease something This decreases the level of safety in the country.

influence influence something This influences the crime rate.

cause

something This causes violence in many cities.

someone/something to do

something

This causes many Americans to be afraid of becoming a victim of crime.

contribute to something This contributes to the high level of crime there.

have a (positive

/negative)

impact/effect on

someone/something This has a (positive/negative) (impact/effect) on the level of crime rate there.

affect someone/something This affects the level of crime rate there.

provide someone with something This provides people with the ability to commit a crime with ease.

give someone something This gives people the opportunity to kill whoever they want.

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prevent

something (from

happening)

This prevents crime rate from decreasing.

someone from doing

something

This prevents the police from doing their job properly.

encourage something This encourages the violence we see in America.

someone/something to do

something

This encourages the violence in America to increase.

discourage

something This discourages many people.

someone/something from

doing something

This discourages people from hoping for a more peaceful society.

means that + CL This means that people can get a hold of a weapon with ease.

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Word Patterns

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IELTS Essay Checklist*

Introduction

1st Sentence: Have I paraphrased the Topic?1

2nd Sentence: Have I written the thesis sentence?1

Body

Do I have a Topic Sentence for each Paragraph?1

For a 4 Paragraph Essay, do I have 2 Main Points per Paragraph?1

Is each point supported by Supporting Sentences?1

Conclusion

Have I Summarized my Main Points?1

Have I written a Recommendation Sentence?1

Overall

Is the essay at least 250 words?1

Cohesion

Have I used sufficient Cohesive Devices?2

Have I varied my use of Cohesive Devices?2

Have I used at least 1 or 2 Power Result Verbs?2

Are my Cohesive Devices that are Conjunctions and Adverbs used correctly?2

If I’ve used a Cohesive Device with a preposition, is a Noun Phrase (not a

Conjunction) placed after it?2

When using Power Result Verbs, have I used the correct Word Patterns?2

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* This checklist is based on what you’ve learned so far in Video 1 and 2. There are two more videos in this series. As you go through

the series, the checklist will be expanded as I address other areas needed to achieve an IELTS 7.0 score.

1 This is addressed in Video 1.

2 This is addressed in Video 2.

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Quiz (True or False)

1) I can do well in my IELTS Essay with perfect grammar alone.

a) True

b) False

2) I need to use “advanced” Cohesive Devices to get 7.0 for my Writing.

a) True

b) False

3) I don’t need to know the difference in usage between and Adverb and a Conjunction.

a) True

b) False

4) I can use a Clause after using a Preposition.

a) True

b) False

5) I have to use at least one Power Result Verb to get 7.0 in my Essay.

a) True

b) False

Answers to the quiz: 1) b 2) b 3) b 4) b 5) b

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