Paragraph three consists of five sentences. They are good in grammar and lexical. Because of that, it is very easy to be understood by
the readers. d.
Paragraph four: medium degree. Paragraph four is the longest paragraph of all. It just needs an
additons to make it more cohesive. The writer adds a demonstrative reference “now” between the third sentence and fourth sentence. So it
becomes “As jobs start to trickle back into the market, they are sure to
require higher skill levels. Now, most companies are doing more work
with the fewer people, often because the best workers have become highly productive.”
e. Paragraph five: medium degree.
The writer adds a causality conjunction “so” in the last sentence of that paragraph, as follow: “So, drop me a note at editorusnews.com. And
tell your kids to do their math homework” because it is a conclusion of the fifth paragraph.
2. Text 2: Your Money and Your Government
2.1. Grammatical 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 some case that the two are
much too closely linked. Others 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.comcars
and 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. The word one in that sentence substitute the word election. Election
is kind of noun. So, there is noun substitution in that sentence. The writer didn’t find any ellipsis form in the second text. Then, kinds of reference
that can be found in second text are we 19 items, your 8 items, it 3 items, I 5 items, their 2 items, you 12 items, our 9 items, us 3
items, his 1 item, me 1 item, my 1 item. They are called personal
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
