adjective · academic
coherent
UK/kəʊˈhɪərənt/US/koʊˈhɪrənt/co·HER·ent
Band 6-7task2speakingtask1
logical and consistent; ideas or arguments that are clearly connected
Examples
“Her essay was coherent and easy to follow.”
“The theory must offer a coherent explanation of the data.”
“We formed a coherent plan before starting the project.”
Band 8 sentence
“A coherent argument, supported by empirical evidence, is essential for a high-scoring Task 2 essay.”
Collocations
- coherent argument/plan/explanation
Word family
coherence nouncoherently adverb
Common mistakes
translate as 'có liên quan'→coherent = mạch lạc/nhất quán
use 'clear' only→coherent
Say it for a higher band
5clear→6coherent→7+coherent
Synonyms
logical
consistent
Easily confused
consistent
“His results are consistent with previous studies.”
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