adjective · academic
coherent
UK/kəʊˈhɪərənt/US/koʊˈhɪərənt/co·HER·ent
Band 6-7task2speakingtask1
logically connected and consistent; easy to follow because parts fit together
Examples
“Write a clear and coherent argument in Task 2.”
“The lecture was coherent and well structured.”
“Her explanation wasn't coherent, so I couldn't follow it.”
Band 8 sentence
“To achieve a band 8 in Writing Task 2, your essay must present a coherent stance supported by relevant examples.”
Collocations
- coherent argument
- coherent structure
- coherent explanation
Word family
coherence nouncoherently adverb
Common mistakes
logical→coherent
clear→coherent
Say it for a higher band
5clear→6logical→7+coherent
Synonyms
logical
consistent
Easily confused
logical
“Her argument was logical but not very coherent, so the audience got lost.”
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