Persuasive Devices

Find the emotive words in this sentence. (There are 3)

Litter harms our planet and makes it look sad and dirty.

• harms

• sad

• dirty

• planet

Find the emotive words in this sentence. (There are 3)

Pollution is slowly ruining the places we love and enjoy.

• ruining

• love

• enjoy

• slowly

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Litter in the ocean is dangerous, putting defenceless sea creatures at risk.

• dangerous

• risk

• ocean

• defenceless

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Pollution is hurting animals and making our precious world less beautiful.

• hurting

• precious

• less beautiful

• making

Find the high modality word in this sentence. (There is 1)

It is crucial that we stop polluting before it’s too late.

• before

• crucial

• stop

• late

Find the high modality word in this sentence. (There are 2)

We absolutely must recycle to reduce the waste piling up around us.

• waste

• absolutely

• recycle

• must

Find the high modality word in this sentence. (There is 1)

We can certainly make a difference by stopping littering and protecting our environment.

• we

• stopping

• certainly

• protecting

Which one is a rhetorical question?

• Why would anyone want to harm our planet by leaving litter behind?

• Where can we dispose of our litter properly?

Which one is a rhetorical question?

• Why is it important to keep our streets and parks clean?

• Isn't it obvious that littering hurts the environment?

Which one is a rhetorical question?

• Don’t we all deserve a cleaner, safer planet?

• How can we encourage people to recycle more?