Q3 Module 12

Everybody knows that we are in the general quarantine because of the corona virus pandemic. People have different feelings about this. Some people say that NCR should be placed under a more relaxed quarantine or General Quarantine so more businesses will be open and our economy can move on. Others say that government should still impose a stricter quarantine because people tend to be complacent believing that the virus is already contained. How do you feel about this?

When you express your own understanding, beliefs, feelings about something you are expressing your opinion. What are some ways to give and ask opinions?

If we will be asked for our opinions here are some phrases that we can

use to give our opinions.

I think

I feel that

In my opinion

If you disagree, you can use these phrases

I don’t quite agree.

I don’t think so.

We can also invite others to share their opinions.

What’s your take on that?

What are your thoughts?

What do you think?

a) In my opinion, this pandemic has made families closer because they spend more time at home.

b) I don’t agree with you that the government has not done well in curbing the spread of the virus.

All the above sentences are normal declarations used to convey a message, thought, information etc. They don’t ask any question neither do they express any strong emotion.

These sentences are called declarative sentence. These sentences end in a period.