Chapter 3: Linking Words That Earn Their Place

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   Sprint 3.1: What A Linking Word Claims

   Learner selects a linking adverb by the relationship between the two sentences, and detects one whose claim the sentences do not support.

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   Sprint 3.2: However, Moreover, Therefore

   Learner distinguishes between adverbs inside the same relationship — moreover versus in addition, however versus nevertheless — and punctuates them correctly.

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   Sprint 3.3: The Mechanical Skeleton

   Learner replaces a Firstly–Secondly–Finally skeleton with links that describe the actual relationships between the paragraphs.

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   Sprint 3.4: One Per Paragraph Is Usually Enough

   Learner removes linking words from sentences whose relationship is already clear, and stops opening every sentence with a connective.

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   Sprint 3.5: Cohesion Without A Connective

   Learner joins two sentences by repeating a term, referring back, or ordering them so the relationship is visible — the three joins that need no linking word at all.

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   Sprint 3.6: The Range The Descriptor Asks For

   Learner varies the kind of cohesion used across an essay rather than repeating one device, which is what "a range of cohesive devices" means.

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   Sprint 3.7: Chapter Repair — Unmarked Cohesion

   Learner repairs an over-linked text and an under-linked one, with nothing saying which is which.

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