LOGICAL ORDER
In addition to repeating key nouns and pronouns and using transition signals, a fourth way to achieve coherence is to arrange your sentences in some kind of logical order.
Your choice of one kind of logical order over another will, of course, depend on your topic and your purpose. You may even combine two or more different types of logical order in the same paragraph. The important point to remember is to arrange your ideas in some kind of order that is logical to a leader accustomed to the English way of writing.
Some common kinds of logical order in English are chronological order, the logical division of ideas, and comparison / contrast.
• Chronological order is order by time—a sequence of events or steps
in a process. The paragraph "How to Grow an Avocado Tree"
(page 39) uses time order to organize the steps.
• In a logical division of ideas, a topic is divided into parts, and each
part is discussed separately. The writing model "Communication
Styles That Don't Work" on page 3 uses logical division of ideas.
First, it discusses passive communication and then it discusses
active communication.
• In a comparison / contrast paragraph, the similarities and/or
differences between two or more items are discussed. The
paragraph about synonyms on page 6 compares and contrasts
word meanings.