EXPRESSING OPINIONS
Expressing opinions, beliefs and doubts
- We also practiced supporting or opposing opinions certain adverbs can be used to express the strength of the agreement or disagreement
I completely/totally agree that smoking should banned in public places
I absolutely I wholly disagree with your opinion that alcohol is evil.
- When we are not sure of something in argument or a debate. We can express our doubts.
I’m doubtfully that marriage parties are a good idea.
EXERCISE
Think about each of the following topics. Prepare you opinion or point of view and then express it to your partner should then agree or disagree with your opinion or may be express doubt
Secondary school fees Smoking marijuana. School students having love affairs.
- Distinguish between facts and opinions
- What is the difference between a fact and opinion 2. What help you to recognize an opinion?
EXERCISE
Examine the following sentence. Decide whether they are making a statement of fact or just giving an opinion. Making each sentence with either F for fact O opinion
- a) Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
- b) People who do not get jobs are just lazy and do not want to work
- c) Boiling water prevents the spread of diseases
- d) Modern music is destroying our traditional culture
- e) The selous Game reserve is the biggest in Africa.
Structure and Grammar
- Hardly …….. ……………when 2. Scarcely ………………... when 3. No sooner ……………… when 4. Seldom .................. less often
- A) Seldom –less often
- He often did not think of his responsibilities
Begin seldom did he think of his responsibilities
- Up country train is usually late during the rain season
Begin seldom does the up country train on line during the rain season
- Mutasa does not visit her aunt always
Seldom does Mutasa visit her aunt
- She did not listen much to her parents
Seldom did she listen much to her parents
- I had little time to read novels then
Seldom did I have time to read novels then
- He does not go to beer parties often
Seldom does he go to beer parties often
vii. She does not play when the teacher is teaching
Seldom does she play when the teach is teaching
- B) No sooner…. Then
- As soon as he left the boss called him
Begin: No sooner had he left them the boos called him
- Humbya had just finished writing the letter when arrived
Begin; No sooner had Humbya finished writing the letter then arrived
iii. Dr.Numbi had just performed the operation then the patient died
No sooner had Dr. Numbi performed the operation patient died
iv.The moon had barely appeared when it was obscored by the cloud
No sooner had moon appeared then it was obscured by the cloud
- He had just returned from shamba when his uncle called him
No sooner had he returned from shamba then his uncle called him
- The accused was during when he was rearrested
No sooner had the accused left then he was rearrested
- C) Hardly ….. When
- The plane had almost touched the run way when it burst into flame
Hardly had the planet touched the runway when it bursts into flame
- The sun had nearly set when it rained
Hardly had sunset when it rained
iii. The farmer had just complete sowing their fields when there was receives heavy down pour
Hardly had the farmer completed sowing their fields when there was heavy down pour
- He was completing his novel when he fell sick
Hardly had he completed his novel when he fell sick
- Tatu was early seven years old when she started learning how read
Hardly was Tatu seven years old when she started learning how to read
- Mutasa was beginning to settle down when her relative died
Hardly Mutasa begun to settle down when her relative died
- Scarcely………. When
- Darkness had not set when we arrived
Scarcely had darkness set when we arrived
