All anout opinion-assertion Garde 10 2023

About opinion and assertions

1. OPINION OR ASSERTION ? Part 01 Part 01 1.Zamboanga City now has 30 cases of COVID-19 and remains under enhanced community quarantine. 3.COVID-19 cases in Zamboanga City are increasing through contact with other inmates. 2.The article about COVID-19 cases is the worst I’ve read in a while.

2. FORMULATING STATEMENT OF OPINION AND ASSERTION

3. O PINION A statement of personal belief, feeling or thought . Does not require proof. Statements of opinion usually start with signal phrases such as I think or I believe and have words like best, worst, seem, or should. Statements of opinion have to do with one’s preference or emotions.

4. EXAMPLE OF OPINION: Japanese Spitz is the best dog breed . I think my outlook in life was changed by the pandemic . Ice cream sundaes should always come with a cherry on top.

5. O pinion-marking signals : Part 01 Part 01 Maybe… Perhaps… Probably… I think… I believe… I feel… I hope… Should… I love… I hate… The best… It seems… My favorite… For me… In my opinion… In my experience… I might be wrong, but… If I am not mistaken… I cannot deny that…

6. Assertion Part 01 Part 01 A statement that many people assume to be true but which is not necessarily so . Statements of assertion do not start with a phrase I think or I believe . Statements of assertion are considered as declarations , as if they were true even though they may not be.

7. EXAMPLE OF ASSERTION: Doctors are the smartest people on Earth. Taking vitamins everyday makes you healthy and strong. Milk is good for your body.

8. TRY THIS: Part 01 Part 01 1.My last summer is the best summer ever 2.Apple phones are better than Android phones. 3.Art lifts a human spirit. 4.An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 5.The legal age for drinking should be lowered to sixteen. 6.Stephen Curry seems like the new Kobe Bryant in NBA. 7.New York offers diversified opportunities for a person’s career. 8.I think orange is the brightest color. 9.People nowadays have become cruel to animals. 10.‘Bating Filipino’ way of greeting prevents COVID-19 virus from spreading.

9. ASSIGNMENT Part 01 Part 01 READ: Argumentative Texts: Modal Verbs and Modal Adverbs. Write down five modal verbs and 5 modal adverbs.

10. THANKS