2）连贯性
段落的另一要素是连贯性。它指段落内部的句子应按照一定的关系凝聚在一起，使整段结构严谨，连贯紧凑，自然而流畅，以便读者能够轻松地理解段落的中心思想。没有它，句与句之间联系就不紧密，逻辑推理性就不强，并且全段显得松散。
为了增强文章的连贯性，可采用下列方法：空间顺序法排例、由重要到次重要或由次重要到重要排列、时间顺序排列、主题要点排列、承转词的利用、由一般到具体和由具体到一般等方法。
第一种方法是以空间顺序(spatial order)来安排段落。这是一种简单易行、贴切自然的方法。描写物与物之间的关系可利用由左到右、由右到左、从上到下或从下到上等方法进行。
例3
The room was disgusting.Over by the far window was a trash can piled high with crumpled papers. In the middle of the room was a gaudy, round king-size bed littered with rotting fruit peels.The path between the bed and the doorway, where I was standing,was choked off by heaps of dirty clothes and old newspapers.
描写先是从远处的窗子开始，然后房子中央，再到作者脚下。方法由远到近，使读者能很容易地想象出图上展示的房间。
第二种方法是按重要性排列（most-important-to-least-important order)或(least-important-to most-important order)。
无论是由重要到次重要还是由次重要到重要安排全段都会取得很好的连贯性。还以上面描述的房间为例，另一作者采用了由重要到次重要的写作方式，因为对于一间卧室来说，床是重要的。
3. 结尾句
结尾句是用来总结全段主题句的句子，放在段尾。它的功能为：总结段落的要点和对主题句做最后一次评论并使读者对本段要点进行深思，产生联想。
例4
Synonyms
Synonyms, words that have the same basic meaning, do not always have the same emotional meaning.For example, the words"stingy" and "frugal" both mean "careful with monan insult, while the word frugal has a much more positive connotation. Similarly, a person wants to be slender but not skinny, and aggressive but not pushy.Therefore.you should be careful in choosing words because many so-called synonyms are not really synonymous at all.
例5
The convenience and economy of small cars account for their popularity.They are easy to park quickly and take smaller parking spaces.Small cars are also a means of conserving energy because they use less gas than big cars.They are also more economical to operate and maintain,and they cost less. Because of all these advantages, the next car I buy is going to be an Econo-Midget.
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