noun · academic
relevance
UK/ˈreləvəns/US/ˈrɛləvəns/REL·e·vance
the degree to which something is related or useful to what is being discussed
Examples
“When writing Task 2, always make the relevance of each example clear.”
“The relevance of the statistics to the question was questioned by the examiner.”
“You should judge the relevance of sources before citing them in an essay.”
Band 8 sentence
“In an academic essay, every example should directly demonstrate the relevance of the point to the question.”
Collocations
- the relevance of
- relevance to the topic
- question the relevance
Word family
Common mistakes
the relevance with climate change→the relevance to climate change
relevances of these studies are unclear→the relevance of these studies is unclear
We must show how it is relevant→We must show its relevance
Relevance of the study is obvious→The relevance of the study is obvious
Say it for a higher band
5related / related to→6relation / relationship→7+relevance
Synonyms
pertinence
applicability
Easily confused
relation
“There is a clear relation between exercise and mood.”
pertinence
“The pertinence of his argument was obvious to the committee.”
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