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Whenever you do a piece of writing, no matter how short or simple it is, you must always see to it that there is a smooth and logical flow of ideas from word to word, phrase to phrase, sentence to sentence, and paragraph to paragraph. The purpose of creating a sensible flow of ideas is for readers to easily understand what you are writing about.
To establish sense and meaning in your writing, you need to make use of tools or devices that will make words, phrases, and sentences fit together to create an orderly and a meaningful whole—not vague and disorganized. These tools are commonly called cohesive devices. These are words, phrases, and expressions that are used to tie-up loose and disorganized ideas so that the meaning of a piece of writing becomes clearer, more understandable, and more smoothly connected to the next idea. Through these devices, readers can easily understand the point of a text since all the details are closely interlinked.
There are various types of cohesive devices. They are the following: