opinion marking signals

• Opinion-marking signals are words or phrases used to show feelings, emotions and attitude towards something.
• Opinion-marking signals are helpful clues in the forms of words and phrases that assist us in identifying opinion statement.
• Opinion-marking signals are found mostly at the beginning of the sentences.
• Opinion-marking signals introduce one’s opinion.
• The following are examples of opinion-marking signals: Introductory Words and Phrases: I think, I believe, I feel, I like, In my opinion, My favorite, The best, I strongly believe, From my point of view, It’s my belief, Based on what I know, I am convinced, Speaking for myself, I know you will have to agree that, I am confident that.
• Opinion-marking signals also include words like Always, Never, Awful, Wonderful, Beautiful, Ugly, Better, Best, Worst, Delicious, Enjoyable, Horrible, Favorite, For, Against, Good, Bad, Inferior, Superior, Oppose, Support, Terrible, Unfair, Worthwhile.
• An opinion is something which can’t be proven and they are based on someone’s thoughts, feelings and understanding.
• There are words that will help you to indicate that you are being given an opinion and not a fact.
• In sharing your opinion about something, you have to convince others to believe your point, so you must include reasons to support your opinion.
• You may use the guide questions and the organizer below to share your opinion.
• opinion markers are words that indicate the speaker's attitude towards what they say
• these words show how strongly the speaker feels about something, or whether they agree/disagree with it
• there is no one-to-one correspondence between an opinion marker and its meaning - some can be used to express different attitudes depending on context
• The most common types of opinion markers are adjectives (easy, difficult), adverbs (well, badly) and nouns (advantage, disadvantage).
• I feel... - this shows that the writer has their own personal viewpoint