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OHERENCE
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Bautista, Nicky Mae
Dayrit, Rosslyn

To
stick
COHERENCE together (cohere)
Proper arrangement and organization of ideas
Correct order of modifiers and usage of infinitive
Proper usage of transitional devices

DEDUCTIVE
CONCLUSION

INDUCTIVE
INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

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CONCLUSION

DEDUCTIVE
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
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CONCLUSION

OTHER PATTERN OF

ORGANIZATIONS
Chronological
development

- time occurrence

Journalism
pattern

- WH questions and how

Geographical - one location to next

Simple to
Complex

- simple to difficult areas

MODIFIERS

adjective
:
adverb:
clause/
phrase:

The manager conducted a short meeting with his

staff.
The manager urgently conducted a short meeting
with his staff.
When the manager left, the staff set up for the new
task given.
The manager conducted a meeting longer than the
last time.

ISPLACED
ODIFIER

A word, phrase or clause that is improperly

separated form the word it describes.

As a general rule, modifiers should be placed as

close as possible to the word it describes.

EXAMPLE
The doctor told me I was overweight
on Monday.
On Monday, the doctor told me I was
overweight.
I set out a breakfast of yogurt and
cereal for my family on the kitchen
table.
I set out a breakfast of yogurt and
cereal on

ANGLING
MODIFIER
word or phrase that modifies a word not
clearly stated in the sentence
If there is a participial phrase that describes
a noun, make sure that the noun can be
described by the phrase properly

EXAMPLE

Climbing really fast up the tree, the

monkey ate the banana that he stole
from the gorilla.
Putting on my pajamas, a mouse ran
across the floor
While I was putting on my pajamas, a mouse
ran across
the floor.
Putting on my pajamas, I saw a mouse run
across the floor.

QUINTING M O D I F I E R

Is a type of misplaced modifier. It is an

ambiguous modifier that appears to qualify the
words both before and after it.

Can usually be corrected by changing its position

in the sentence.

EXAMPLE

Cycling up hills quickly strengthens you

quadriceps.
Cycling up hills strengthen your
quadriceps quickly.
Taking a moment to think clearly
improves your chances.
Taking a moment to think clearly about
the issue

INFINI
S P LIT
TIVE

Putting an adverb between to and a verb

Conflict started in Latin structure of words
to ignite = incendere
to run = courir

Always keep infinitives sticking to each other

EXAMPLE
To boldy go where no man has gone
before.
To go boldy where no man has gone before.

To correctly answer the problem was

my goal.
To answer correctly the problem was my goal.

GIVE IT A TRY!
Ross hopes to quickly finish her English
homework so that she can return to the
more interesting Game of Thrones movie
she had to abandon.
Ross hopes to finish her English
homework quickly
so that she can return to the more
interesting Game of Thrones movie she

TRANSITIONAL

DEVICES

Cue our readers to relationships

between sentences, joining sentences
together.
Depending on your purpose, transitions
can serve different roles as you help
create the glue

COMMON KINDS OF

TRANSITIONAL
DEVICES

LETS ANALYZE
She feels like giving up her job ___________ the
consequences she will face.
She feels like giving up her job as a result of
the consequences she will face.
She feels like giving up her job regardless of
the consequences she will face.

SELF CHECK !
Always eager for cake, the birthday party was attended by
everyone.
After painting all day, the new water color was drying in the
sunshine.
Showering with very hot water quickly causes dry skin to develop.
We want to truly understand English grammar.
Nix has a creative talent as a composer; (owing to/now that
/though/moreover/in addition to), he is a successful arranger.