reference. Besides those references, the writer also find that which appear twice, here, now, this that appear once. And they are called demonstrative
reference, because they are used to express the location and space or time. Then, others is kind of genetic diectic that refers to difference, while
bigger, more, and better are kind of particular enumerative and epithet. Both of genetic and particular are called comparative reference. There are
many conjunction that can be found in second text, such as 21 item of addition conjunction, 1 item of adversative conjunction, 1 item of
temporality conjunction, and 2 item of causality conjunction. The addition conjunction form appear in word and, or, too, and also. While the
adversative conjunction appear in word although, temporality conjunction appear in word then and the word because is form of causality conjunction.
2.2. Lexical Cohesion in Text Two
a. Paragraph one
We’re taking on two big topics this month: your money and
your government. Or may be it’s the same thing? Just kidding –
I’m not here to pick that fight. Although I’d be happy to referee it.
b. Paragraph two
The truth is that more than a few Americans are very concerned about both the direction of their government and the
state of their money. Some folks make a strong case that the two are
much too closely linked. Others folks will tell you that the federal
government is playing a bigger role because it has to – because of failures in the market economy and inequities in the fabric of society.
That’s way we have elections. And we’ve got a great one coming up. c.
Paragraph three
We’re not here to argue the case for or against big government.
But we are trying to help you understand to the political forces that have already made this one of the most interesting, consequential
years in American politics – and one that will only get more intense as we approach the fall House and Senate elections. We’re taking a step
back to take a look forward with a political guide that tries to separate the noise from the substance. Tea Parties, talk radio, cable
partisanship, and internet money bombs are only part of the hyperactive climate that’s been created by a president with an agenda
that at least half the electorate is not buying. d.
Paragraph four We’re also introducing a new aspect to our coverage: an online
insider’s guide to Congress story, page 39, an interactive database
usnews.comcongress that lets you research any member of
Congress , including their backgrounds, politics, and campaign
contributions. As we build this out over time, we hope it will become
an essential resource to an understanding how Congress - and your congressman
–works. e.
Paragraph five
Now, let’s talk about your money. The focus this month is on investing, as we debut our Best Mutual Funds rating tool more about
that in a moment. We also take you through a range of issues from rebuilding a battered portfolio to retirement planning to tips for
making your money go further. Even with the outlines of a recovery starting to become visible, it’s clear that we’re going to be living in a
new economic climate that will require us to be very engaged in our own finances.
f. Paragraph six
To that end, we’ve created a Best Mutual Funds feature on our website usnews.comf unds. We’re following a methodology we’ve
used with great success on our increasingly popular auto rankings site
usnews.comcarsand our new travel site http:travel.usnews.com. Essentially, Best Mutual Funds is a review
of the reviews, a composite of data from the most respected raters of mutual funds that gives you a blended score for each of the most
popular funds . The tables on page 52 are a snapshot of thousand of
pages online. We’ve created a clean, simple navigation that will help guide you through what can be a daunting set of choices.
g. Paragraph seven
Both the Congress project and the mutual fund ratings are part of our strategy to use the best attributes of print and online formats to
give you the information you need to make sound decisions about
things that matter in your life.
h. Paragraph eight
As always, I’m eager to hear your feedback about how we’re doing
and what you think of the bigger issues. How do you think the fall
elections are shaping up? Care to handicap the odds of the Democrats losing the House? And what would happen then? How can President
Obama rally his supporters? We’re also very interested in what you think of our mutual funds coverage. Tell us how we can do a better job
giving you objective, useful information. Drop me a note and share your thoughts with the rest of our readers on my blog at
usnews.comeditor. Thing and Folks are very general. Folks can be Javanese folks,
Sundanese folks, American folks, etc. So, it can be included as general word. According to Oxford dictionary, the word argue paragraph two
means “give a reason for against something”, while the word against paragraph two means “opposing”. Argue and against have similar
meaning, although their meaning are not exactly same. They are called near synonym. The word congress paragraph four occurs twice, popular
paragraph six occurs twice, site paragraph six occurs twice, review paragraph six occurs twice, funds paragraph six also occurs twice. All
of them have pair that has same meaning. Because of that, they are called repetition and they are kinds of reiteration. This repetition makes
cohesiveness of the text. Congress and congressman paragraph four are habitually co-occur. The word congressman usually appear with the word
congress. So, they are called collocation. In the above example the word The word in italic think paragraph eight is repeated. So, definitely it is
repetition. This repetition make those sentences cohesive. 2.3.
Degree of Cohesiveness in Text Two
a. Paragraph one: Higher degree.
Paragraph one consists of four sentences. They are good in grammar and lexical. Because of that, it is very easy to be understood by
the readers. b.
Paragraph two: Higher degree. The writer concludes paragraph two in the second text has higher
degree because it is very cohesive. There are many kinds of grammatical cohesion and lexical cohesion that can be found.
c. Paragraph three: Medium degree.
Paragraph three is on medium degree of cohesiveness. It is caused by the third sentence of this paragraph is fewer cohesive. The writer
suggests to add a conjunction in the beginning of the third sentence. So, it
becomes “Then,we’re taking a step back to take a look forward with a
political guide that tries to separate the noise from the substance.”
d. Paragraph four: Higher degree.
Paragraph four is on higher degree because the sentences in it is related one to another. It means paragraph four has good cohesiveness.
This paragraph doesn’t need any addition. e.
Paragraph five: Higher degree. Paragraph five is the same as paragraph four. It has good
cohesiveness. Grammatical and lexical cohesion devices often appear in this paragraph to make its cohesiveness. So, it doesn’t need any
grammatical and lexical cohesion devices more. f.
Paragraph six: Medium degree. The third sentence in paragraph six “Essentially, Best Mutual
Funds is a review of the reviews, a composite of data from the most respected raters of mutual funds that gives you a blended score for each of
the most popular fund.” needs a personal reference, so it becomes
“Essentially, Best Mutual Funds is a review of the reviews, it is a
composite of data from the most respected raters of mutual funds that gives you a blended score for each of the most popular fund.”.because of
this addition in this paragraph, paragraph six is on the medium degree. g.
Paragraph seven: Higher degree. Paragraph seven doesn’t need any addition or change. It is cohesive
enough. So, the reader is easier to understand it. h.
Paragraph eight: Medium degree.
The last paragraph of the second text is on medium degree. It needs three additions. First, in the seventh sentence “Tell us how we can do a
better job giving you objective, useful information. This sentence still needs an additive conjunction, so it can be got “Tell us how we can do a
better job giving you objective, and useful information.Second,the
sentence “Drop me a note and share your thoughts with the rest of our readers on my blog at usnews.comeditor.” Then the third, the writer adds
a causality conjunction “so” in the last sentence of that paragraph, as follow: “So, drop me a note and share your thoughts with the rest of our
readers on my blog at usnews.comeditor” because it is a conclusion of the fifth paragraph.
3. Text 3: Not Just by the Numbers
