There she ate her
lunch and thought a lot about Simon”.
This has two
pronouns, “there” referring to the top of the mountain and “she” referring to
Jane.
(iii)
Use of a synonym. Use of a
concept or term in the preceding
sentence is repeated in the succeeding sentence, but using synonymous
terminology. Illustration: “Jane climbed to the top of the mountain. This peak
was just high enough”. “Peak” of course is synonymous with “mountain”.
(iv)
Use of a related idea. An idea related to an earlier idea repeats the
basic concept. It may also add a development of its own which can increase
the stylistic impact of the prose. An example is that mountains are high.
Illustration: "
Jane climbed to the top of the mountain. Heights usually scared
her, but not this time because she thought of Simon”.
(2)
Use of a linking word or phrase. Illustration: “Jane climbed to the top of
the mountain.
Consequently she was too tired even to think about Simon”.
Here “consequently” is the linking word. There are many other examples of
linking words and phrases such as ‘thus,’ ‘furthermore,’ ‘afterwards’,
‘however,’ ‘then,’ ‘next,’ ‘therefore,’ ‘first,’ ‘moreover,’ and ‘on the other
hand’ and so on. These are sometimes called external transitions because
these words are added to the sentence solely for the purpose of joining them
to the sentence that precedes them.
After the Second Sentence
Something said after the second sentence may make its relationship to the first
sentence clear. This is better than its not being clear at all, but it can be
too
late. A reader needs to know when reading the sentence why it flows from the
first. Good prose does not trip a reader up, it carries them along.
Reader's Own Understanding
In some cases the link between two sentences may be obvious to a reader so it
does not have to be explicitly stated. For example: “Jane climbed to the top of
the mountain. She looked over the whole valley”. We know that from the top
of a mountain you can often see the valley below. Another example: “Jane
climbed to the top of the mountain. The view of the valley below was
excellent”. Readers will connect the top of the mountain with a view because it
is common knowledge that there is often a good view from the top of a
mountain.
There are a number of ways in which a writer can rely on the reader’s own
understanding. There may be some natural order or sequence, for example, the
flow of sentences may reflect how things are generally done or it may be a time
sequence. The second sentence may have an obvious relationship to the first
because it is an example, an explanation, a detail, and so on.
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