Persuasive Advise

PRONOUNS:

Persuasive language uses pronouns to pull the reader in and make them feel like they are being spoken to directly.

EXAMPLES: “You may have noticed…”

“We can stop the use of illegal drugs…”

ACTIVITY ONE:

Re-write these sentences using the pronoun ‘you’ to make it more persuasive:

Give money to the blind.

School uniforms look smart.

That sandwich has a healthy filling.

RHETORICAL QUESTIONS:

Rhetorical questions are questions asked merely for effect with no answer expected. They are used to make you think or feel a certain way.

EXAMPLES: “Where do we go from here?

“Would you really allow that?”

“What is the point of…”

ACTIVITY ONE:

Read the advertisement below.

Circle the rhetorical questions.

Explain what effect each rhetorical question has on the reader.

THE SPOOKIEST OF HOLIDAYS

Fancy a holiday with a difference? Come and experience a most unusual holiday at Ghostly Manor. Could anything be more exciting?

This sixteenth-century manor is teeming with the oldest and most respected ghosts in the country. You wouldn’t want to miss it – would you?

Open throughout the coldest months of the year, we offer special weekend haunts, for the more daring holidaymaker. We doubt you’ll find a holiday more spine-chilling at any time of year.

All bedrooms are fitted out to the highest standards, with creaking doors, the creepiest looking portraits and custom-built cobwebs. All designed so you’ll have the worst night’s sleep of your life. Do you want to be scared to death?

MODALITY:

The modality of language refers to how certain or strong it sounds. Some words used in a sentence to indicate modality/certainty are: might, will, definitely, may, probably, etc. The more certainty in a sentence, the higher the modality.

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