Words used in place of nouns to avoid repetition in speech or writing, referring to people, places, things, or ideas
Conjunctions
A part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence, used to join two or more elements together and show the relationship between them
Examples of Cohesive devices
Prepositions
A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
Types of Prepositions
Direction
Time
Location
Prepositions of Time
Since
Until
Within
Around
About
After
During
Throughout
From
To
At
On
In
By
Before
At
Used to indicate a specific point in time
On
Used to indicate days and dates
In
Used to indicate periods of time, months, years, and seasons
By
Used to indicate a deadline or a specific time when something will be completed
Prepositions of Direction
Under
Above
Below
Past
Near
Away from
Along
Across
Through
Around
Up
Down
Forward
Backward
Over
To
From
Into
Out of
Towards
Prepositions of Location
Above
Below
Near
Far from
Next to
Beside
Between
Among
Behind
In front of
Across from
Ellipsis
This device involves omitting words that are implied by the context, usually to avoid redundancy
Example
Johnlikes coffee; Mary, tea. (omitting "likes" in the second clause)
