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Reference & Cohesion X-Ray
Strong academic writers do not repeat the exact same noun in every sentence. Combine these four choppy sentences into a cohesive passage using reference chains ('it', 'this drop', 'that ring') and logical connectors.
Choppy, Repetitive Sentences to Combine:
- Jun left the copper lantern on the oak desk at six o'clock.
- The copper lantern was not on the oak desk at 6:40 p.m.
- A soft wax ring stayed on the oak desk.
- The soft wax ring showed the copper lantern was warm recently.
Reference links to try: it, there, this ring, that ring, this clue, this detail
Logical connectors to try: however, but, instead, because, which, so
Replace repeated nouns with a pronoun or summary noun phrase (it, there, this ring, that ring).
Reference links used: none yet · Connectors: none yet