Study the structure and analyze the set

of sentences below then answer the

process questions that follow.
A.
1. Alyssah is a competent employee.
2. Breakfast is the most important meal
of the day.
3. Cans can be recycled as pots.
Study the structure and analyze the set
of sentences below then answer the
process questions that follow.
B.
1. Is the Pope Catholic?
2. Is rain wet?
3. Can birds fly?
Study the structure and analyze the set
of sentences below then answer the
process questions that follow.
C.
1. The notorious robber was sent to jail.
2. The truth behind the mystery was
revealed by the living witness.
3. All modules will be printed before the
school year starts.
Process Questions:
1. How are ideas conveyed in Set A? What
punctuation is used?
2. What do you call that kind of
sentences?
3. What do you notice with the questions
in Set B?
4. In Set C, who does the action?
5. What is the form of the verb in Set C?
Declarative Sentence
 is a sentence that makes a statement,
provides a fact, offers an explanation,
or conveys information.
 This kind of sentence ends with a
period.
 In argument text, declarative
statements are used in making a claim,
enumerating reasons, and presenting
evidences.
 Declarative Sentence
Here are some examples:
 Internet should be made free to
everyone.
 The government is doing everything
to protect its people against this
deadly Corona virus.
 Study shows that physical distances
slows down the spread of the virus.
 Rhetorical Question
 is a type of question that doesn’t’ need to be
answered.
 It is usually used to emphasize a point or idea.
 It may end with a question mark but, is technically
not a question at all because the audience is not
expected to actually respond.
 It may also have an obvious answer. In many cases
it used to start a discourse, or as a means of
putting across the speaker's or author's opinion on a
topic.
Rhetorical Question

Here are some examples:

• Do you want to lose weight
without feeling hungry?
• Is Pope a Catholic?
• What is the meaning of life?
 The passive voice
 is another language feature present in
argumentative texts.
 It usually comes in the form (verb be + past
participle of the main verb) depending on the
tense, like was formulated, were discussed, and
will be presented, has been raised, etc.
 It is used when the actor is unknown, irrelevant, or
not important; when emphasizing the person or
thing acted on; or when talking about a general
truth.
 The passive voice
 The artifacts were stolen from the
museum.
 An alternative route was opened to the
public.
 Communication has been revolutionized by
the Internet.The new product can be
bought at any drugstore.
Activity
From the given argumentative text Should Mobile Phones be
Banned in Schools?, pull out sentences that belong to the
language features covered in this topic and list them down in
the table.

Declarative Rhetorical Passive Voice

Sentence Question
I. Assessment
Complete the statement by writing your answer on the blank.
1. In an argumentative text, declarative statements are
used in_____,_____, and_______.
2. A rhetorical question is asked not to be answered, but
to_________.
3. Passive voice is used when_____,______, or_____.
4. It is important to learn the language features of an
argumentative text so that _________.
_______.
Choose one topic from the list below and
construct three (3) declarative sentences, three
(3) rhetorical questions, and three (3) sentences
in passive voice.

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