Band 7.5+Coherence & Cohesion10 items · ~6 min · free
Reference and repetition
Above Band 7, cohesion becomes invisible: reference words like "this policy", "such fees" and "do so" carry ideas forward without the reader noticing. The traps are ambiguous pronouns, bare "this" with no noun, and forced synonyms that muddy a precise term. These items train you to manage reference — and to recognise the moments when plainly repeating the key noun is the strongest option.
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Several councils have begun charging drivers to enter the city centre. ______ has cut both congestion and air pollution.
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