Here's a table that outlines the basic differences!
| Cohesion | Coherence |
|---|---|
| Cohesion is a quantitative property. | Coherence is a qualitative property. |
| It is observable as it is dealt with the actual written content. | It is abstract as it deals with the ideas. |
| Cohesion is a measurable property
that can be measured by checking the lexical syntaxes and grammar rules |
Coherence is not a measurable property and is very hard to achieve. |
| Cohesion focuses more on lexical syntax and grammar in sentence formation.. |
Coherence is more sort of a pattern in the collected parts of writings. |
| Cohesion is the writer’s attribute and is brought by using different techniques like repeated words/ideas, reference words, transition signals, substitution, etc. |
Coherence is the attribute that is decided by the end-user or reader, which determines whether the content seems meaningful, understanding and useful. |
