Week 6 - Identifying Coherence and Clarity.pptx

A lesson about identifying coherence and clarity in every sentence

1. IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS OF CLARITY AND COHERENCE LESSON 7

2. Example: My sister’s baking is as good as Mom.

3. ILLOGICAL COMPARISON This means that the sentence suggests comparison, but the ideas compared are two unlike things.

4. Explanation: The ideas being compared in the given sentence are “my sister’s baking” and “Mom”. These two ideas are different from each other.

5. Revision: My sister’s baking is as good as Mom’s baking.

6. Example: Christina helped Father more than Mother with the chores.

7. AMBIGUOUS COMPARISON The ideas in the sentence are not clear.

8. Explanation: The sentence is confusing because we don’t know whether Christina helped Father more than she helped Mother or she helped Father more than Mother did.

9. Revision: Christina helped Father more than she helped Mother.

10. Example: I like cakes the most.

11. INCOMPLETE COMPARISON There is a part of the comparison that is missing in the sentence.

12. Explanation: Since the sentence indicates an intensifier, it suggests a degree of comparison. To revise and make the idea clear, add another idea to make it complete and meaningful.

13. Revision: I like cakes the most among other desserts out there.

14. Remember: When you are writing a paragraph, your sentence should be clear and understandable.

15. STAGES IN THE WRITING PROCESS LESSON 7.1

16. Revising It is the very first stage when looking deeply into the content of your essay.

17. This involves: Re-reading your essay Adding ideas Eliminating ideas that are far from your main ideas.

18. Revising This stage demands that you check your introduction and conclusion.

19. Editing This is where you improve the craftsmanship of your work, leading to coherence and style.

20. Editing Coherence – is the unity of the whole essay where your group of sentences are all related to your main idea.

21. Editing Style – is how the writer brings about his/her writing to fit the context and audience by choosing the right words and having sentence fluency.

22. Proofreading It is the last stage after you revise and edit your essay.

23. This involve: Check for errors in sentence structure , subject-verb agreement , tense consistency , spelling , capitalization, and punctuation .

24. Proofreading It is better to ask somebody to proofread your work using the common proofreading symbols.