Grammatical cohesion
Cohesion achieved through grammatical structures and relationships, including pronoun reference (anaphora, cataphora), conjunction, ellipsis, parallel structures, and verb tense consistency.
Real World
In Kazuo Ishiguro's 'Never Let Me Go', the narrator's repeated pronoun 'we' creates anaphoric cohesion that subtly positions Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth as a unit, reinforcing themes of shared fate before the reader fully understands their situation.
Exam Focus
Use precise grammatical labels (anaphoric reference, cataphoric reference, ellipsis) to elevate your analysis above vague comments about 'pronouns connecting ideas'.
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