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ASSERTION AND

ITS TYPES:

Asserti

ons

are declarative sentences that give one’s belief about something else as if it is true though it may not be. It is expressed as an argument.

Asserti

ons

Usually, these assertions contain languages that expresses evaluation such as useful, significant, important, insightful, detailed, up-to-date, comprehensive, practical, impressive, etc.

FACT

 is a statement that can

be proven objectively by direct experience, testimonies of witnesses, verified observations, or the results of research.

FACT

 (^) Example: According to experts, seawater contains high amounts of minerals such as sodium, chloride, sulphate, magnesium and calcium. (The first sample sentence is classified as a fact since the mineral contents of seawater can be tested and proven through experiments and researches.)

2. CONVENTIO N  (^) Example: Seawater is classified as a heterogeneous and homogenous mixture. (The second sample sentence is a convention because the classification of seawater is based on the classification system made by scientists and is acceptable to the scientific community.)

3. OPINION

 is a statement based on facts

but is difficult to objectively verify because of the uncertainty of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness.

 Opinions result from

ambiguities; the more ambiguous a statement, the more difficult it is to verify. Thus, they are open to disputes.

PREFEREN

CE

states a personal choice in which the writer is under no obligation to support or prove the truthfulness of the statement. They are subjective and cannot be objectively proven or logically attacked.

PREFEREN

CE

 Example:

I love to make frequent trips to places with seawater rather than those without it. (The last sample sentence is a preference because it expresses the personal choice of the writer to places with seawater over those places without it.)

Let’s Try!

The sampaguita’s roots are used for medicinal purposes, such as an anesthetic and a sedative. FACT

Let’s Try!

The sampaguita belongs to the genus Jasminum of the family Oleaceae. CONVENTION

Identify the type of assertion in each statement. (FACT, CONVENTION, OPINION, PREFERENCE)  (^) 1. I would rather watch shows than play computer games.  (^) 2. Roses grow best in soil made of ¾ clay and ¼ sand and loam.  (^) 3. In America, the bride's family pays the majority of the wedding costs.  (^) 4. Chocolates taste better than ice cream.  (^) 5. Lions belong to the genus Panthera which contains well- known animals such as the tiger, leopard, and jaguar.  (^) 6. I think that green is the best color.  (^) 7. I prefer to go to the Maldives than to St. Gallen.  (^) 8. Corazon Aquino was the 11th president (and first female president) of the Philippines. She restored democracy after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.  (^) 9. The export of cut roses can easily become one of the most lucrative businesses in the country.  (^) 10.President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act on March 24, 2020.

Declarati ve Sentence  (^) is one of the four sentence types in the English language, along with interrogative sentences, exclamatory sentences, and imperative sentences. Each one serves a unique function; for declarative sentences, their function is to communicate information directly.  (^) Any time you state a fact, opinion, observation, or explanation in a plain manner, you’re using a declarative sentence