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Understanding Cohesion

Following a friend's story without getting lost

The five categories of linking words

The overuse trap: why more linkers isn't a higher score

Practice: Choose the Correct Linking Word

Quiz 1: Addition relationship

Quiz 2: Contrast relationship

Quiz 3: Cause-and-effect relationship

Quiz 4: Concession relationship

Quiz 5: Sequence relationship

Quiz 6: Distinguishing "despite" from "although" (grammar, not just meaning)

Quiz 7: Spotting overuse of linkers

Quiz 8: Whereas for direct contrast between two groups

Quiz 9: Consequently for a formal result

Quiz 10: Pronoun cohesion (referring back without repeating the noun)

Quiz 11: In spite of + noun phrase

Quiz 12: Meanwhile for simultaneous events

Quiz 13: Choosing the linker that fits the logic, not just sounds formal

Quiz 14: Nevertheless for a stronger contrast than "however"

Quiz 15: Substitution for cohesion (avoiding repetition)

Quiz 16: Full review -- pick the passage with the strongest natural cohesion

Quiz Review: Why Each Answer Works

Linking words and cohesion -- connecting ideas smoothly across sentences and paragraphs, directly scored under IELTS's Coherence and Cohesion criterion, taught from an everyday conversation-flow analogy to exam-ready control.

Coherence and Cohesion is one of the four IELTS Writing band criteria on its own -- and it's almost entirely about how well your linking words connect ideas without feeling mechanical or repetitive. This module covers the categories of linkers and the overuse trap that quietly caps many essays.

Linking Words and Cohesion: Connecting Ideas Smoothly

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