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they
They refers to a plural group.
Class 5 · English Medium · Pearson Edexcel · English
Paragraph cohesion and sentence compaction
Explore paragraph cohesion and sentence compaction with an example and your own answers.
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Cohesion connects sentences with pronouns and joining words. Compaction combines ideas without losing important meaning.
Worked example
Sara opened the box. Sara took out a map. → Sara opened the box and took out a map.
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The gate was old and wooden.
Keep both descriptions and remove the repeated noun phrase.
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I wanted to play, but it was raining.
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kettle
The pronoun refers to the kettle in the preceding sentence.
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Despite
Despite is followed here by the noun phrase the rain.
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The small wooden box held the key.
Retain size, material and contents while avoiding repeated subject wording.
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