adjective · neutral
coherent
UK/kəʊˈhɪərənt/US/koʊˈhɪrənt/co·HER·ent
Band 7+speakingtask2task1
logical and consistent; forming a unified whole
Examples
“In Writing Task 2 you need a coherent argument with clear topic sentences.”
“Her presentation was coherent and easy to follow.”
“A coherent plan helps readers see the point of your essay quickly.”
Band 8 sentence
“A coherent methodology, combining qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys, strengthened the study's conclusions.”
Collocations
- coherent argument
- coherent structure
- logically coherent
Word family
coherence nouncoherently adverb
Common mistakes
translate as 'cooperate' or 'cohort'→coherent
Say it for a higher band
5clear→6logical→7+coherent
Synonyms
consistent
Easily confused
consistent
“The data are consistent with previous studies.”
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