Practice Writing Coherence in An Essay

 By: TOEFL consultant

Here, the applying coherence consists of repeating key nouns, using pronouns, putting transition signals, and organizing structures in logical order. Read and analyze this essay below!

Universities

Universities, people study to get graduation degrees, play three point roles. First, university in where lectures teach develops much science to students.
As a consequence, it is suitable for improving scientific knowledge. For example, Oxford University in England or Harvard University in The United States leads to modern universities. Another important point of university is its usefulness to industries producing goods like cars, robots, or else and companies offering services like consulting, delivering, or shipping. The last point of its roles is creating social and cultural people's life better. In brief, university is an agent not only for its lectures and students but also for its society.


Analyses:

1.Repeating the key noun “university” is six times.

2.Using the pronoun “it" is one and the pronoun “its” is four times.

3.Employing transition signals is 6 forms containing “first of all,” “as a consequence,” “for example,” “another important point,” “the last point,” and “in brief.”

4.The logical order in the essay employs the logical division of ideas.