ENGLISH 10 QTR 2 : DS & RQ, Argumentative Essay, Conjunctions

Declarative sentence

states the facts or an opinion and lets the reader know something specific

Declarative sentence

it always ends with a period and expresses a direct statement

Declarative sentence

it consist of a subject and a predicate

Declarative sentence example

Life is beautiful.

declarative sentence example

During the quarantine period many bonds were strengthened.

Subject

consist of a noun or pronoun

Predicate

tells what the subject is or does(verb)

Rhetorical question

posed to make a point, not because you want an answer, or the answer is obvious and does not need to be stated.

Rhetorical question

it is used in order to create a stronger effect rather than stating what you mean directly

Rhetorical question example

Why me?

Rhetorical question example

Can you imagine that?

Rhetorical question example

How many times do I have to tell you to look at things the other way?

Rhetorical question example

Will you not stand and start again?

Argumentative Essay

tries to change the reader's mind by convincing the reader to agree with the writer's point of view

Parts of an Argumentative Essay

1. Introduction

2. Body

3. Conclusion

Thesis Statement

a sentence or 2 that states the main idea of a writing assignment

Topic Sentence

a sentence that expresses the main point of a paragraph

Conjunctions

are a subgroup of connectives

Conjunctions

are joining words, used to join together words, phrases or clauses. Words used to link clauses within a sentence.

• Coordinating conjunctions

• Subordinating conjunctions

2 kinds of Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunction (and, but, or and so)

these join (and are placed between) 2 clauses of equal weight.

Coordinating conjunctions

F - for
A - and
N - nor
B - but
O - or
Y - yet
S - so

Coordinating conjunction example

Do you want to visit him OR shall you wait here?

Subordinating conjunction example

examples are when, while, before, after, since, until, if, because, although, that

Subordinating conjunction example

We were hungry BECAUSE we hadn't eaten all day

Subordinating conjunction example

ALTHOUGH we'd had plenty to eat, we were still hungry.

Subordinating conjunction example

We were hungry WHEN we got home.