问答题 In a coherent piece of writing, words and clauses are tied together in some ways. Use the following text to discuss what are some of the ways of tying together words and clauses to make a coherent piece of writing.With the careful dress of a bank manager and a fiat, classless accent, John Major is impossible to pigeonhole on either right or left of the Conservative Party. He has made remarkably few enemies in his rapid rise, although his easygoing charm reputedly conceals "a bit of a temper" , and he can be caustic. Nevertheless, he numbers Labour MPs among his long-standing friends.
【正确答案】正确答案：Coherence means that one sentence moves into the next logically and smoothly within paragraphs and from paragraph to paragraph. It refers to the unity created between the ideas, sentences, paragraphs and sections of a piece of writing. Coherence is what gives a piece of writing its flow. It also gives the reader a sense of what to expect and, therefore, makes the reading easier to follow as the ideas appear to be presented in a natural, almost automatic way. When a writing lacks coherence, the reader is forced to stop and reread. Generally speaking, the coherence can be a-chieved via four different ways, 1)using appropriate transition words/phrases and conjunctions, 2)using referents, words or phrases that stand for previously mentioned words/ideas, 3)the repetition of key words, 4)arranging sentence and paragraphs in logical order. The coherence of this piece of writing can be also achieved through these four different aspects: Firstly, the employment of conjunctions. Many different types of conjunctions can be detected in this short passage, namely, "although" , "and" , "or" , and "nevertheless". "Although" is employed to express the meaning of concession, "and" serves as the addition, and "nevertheless" is used to show the change or transition of the meaning. Secondly, the reference. In this short passage, we can identify the anaphoric pronouns serve as the reference. For example, "He" can refer to "John Major" , "his" can refer to "John Major"s" in this text, which has contributed to the smooth transition of the plot. Thirdly, the repetition of key words. The hero of the text, the pronoun "he" , is constantly emphasized. Last but not the least, arranging sentences and paragraphs in logical order. The logic of this passage is actualized through the development of plot and the employment of conjunctions. In a word, the employment of these four different ways has greatly contributed to the coherence of the short text, without which we would have great difficulty in understanding what the text is about.
【答案解析】解析：（本题考查话语分析中如何使文章连贯的问题，答案中共给出四个方面，答题时可以围绕这几个方面展开论述。)