Clauses, questions and essay!

Noun Clauses

A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun.

📍 Noun clauses begin with words such as how, that, what, whatever, when, where, wheter, wich, wichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, and why.

Embedded Questions

A embedded question is a question inside another question or a question placed inside a larger sentence. They are not real questions, so it means that they don't use the question word order.

Question word order: first the verb and then the subject.

Embedded question order: first the subject and  then the verb.

There are 2 types of embedded questions: embedded questions within questions and embedded questions within sentences. 

📍 Embedded questions within questions: This is sometimes called an indirect question and is often used to be polite.

📍 Embedded questions within sentences: is a noun clause and can be used in a similar way to a noun, we can use it as an object or subject of the main clause.

 

The persuasive essay

A persuasive essay is where the writer try to convince the reader to think something or to take a certain action; the writer use arguments to achieve these objectives.

Let's talk about your outline

Your outline must count with 3 main parts: introduction, body and conclusion.

Introduction: 

• Grab the reader's attention by using a "hook"
• Some background og the topic
• Your thesis statement

                Thesis statement:  

                            Subject:  what are you going to talk about.

                            Conflict: why are you writing about it.

                            Opinion: your position.

• The 3 main points that you are going to talk about.                  

Body paragraphs: 

• Each body paragraph will defend an idea.
• Support each one with research.

Conclusion:

• Restate your ideas and defend your thesis statement. This is your last chance to persuade the reader.

📍 When you finish your essay it is important to have a second opinion so, ask a friend or a classmate to read your final product in order to receive feedback.

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We use the first two topics in our daily life but some people didn't know their names, in fact I didn't know! Those topics seems to be easy but I need to be careful because they are tricky topics.

The persuasive essay is going to be our first essay in this course, the last semester we wrote one. I understand the structure but I'm nervous to write the essay by myself. 😟