<2.parco> Paragraph Coherency Make your paragraphs coherent by providing transitions that connect ideas and reveal logical flow. For example, draft paragraphs usually are somewhat choppy and contain few connecting words that link various sententences to each other. In the following example, the three short sentences are not linked. __________EXAMPLE We have made these comments with rather specific reference to water. This is only because of our familiarity with water. All pure substances exhibit the same general behavior. The triple-point temperature and critical temperature vary greatly from one substance to another. The critical temperature of helium is 9.5 R. This is given in Table 7. The absolute temperature of helium at ambient conditions is over 50 times greater than the critical temperature. Water has a critical temperature of 705.4 F. At ambient conditions that temperature of water is less than half of its critical temperature. ___________ But in the following example, the 9 sentences are combined with the help of transition words to provide a more logical flow to the paragraph. __________EXAMPLE we have made these comments with rather specific reference to water (only because of our familiarity with water), all pure substances exhibit the same general behavior. the critical temperature of helium, as given in Table 7, is 9.5 R. the absolute temperature of helium at ambient conditions is over 50 times greater than the critical temperature. water has a critical temperature of 705.4 F, and at ambient conditions the temperature of water is less than half its critical temperature. __________ In this second version, 9 sentences are consolidated with the help of some transitions to 5 sentences. The result is a paragraph of much greater logical coherence.