Vocabulary, sentence shape and details can create a serious, humorous, critical or enthusiastic voice.
Explain a specific choice in context.
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Apparently, another meeting will solve everything.
Moderate / Add a little
The carefully planned rescue saved the stranded walkers.
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Tone is the attitude communicated by the writing. Vocabulary, sentence shape and details can create a serious, humorous, critical or enthusiastic voice. Explain a specific choice in context. Avoid naming tone from the topic alone: a serious topic may be treated humorously, and the tone may shift during the text.
The model “Apparently, another meeting will solve everything.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “The carefully planned rescue saved the stranded walkers.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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A reason explains why; evidence supplies information that supports the reason.
Check whether the evidence is relevant and sufficient.
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We need more shade because the playground becomes very hot.
Moderate / Add a little
A temperature record could support the claim about heat.
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A claim is what a writer wants accepted. A reason explains why; evidence supplies information that supports the reason. Check whether the evidence is relevant and sufficient. A personal example may illuminate an issue without establishing a general result. Separating these elements helps you evaluate an argument fairly.
The model “We need more shade because the playground becomes very hot.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “A temperature record could support the claim about heat.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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A comparative paragraph needs a point applying to both texts.
Develop the connection through evidence and explanation, moving between them as needed.
Similarities may coexist with differences in emphasis.
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Both writers support public transport, but they prioritise different benefits.
Moderate / Add a little
A emphasises cost, while B focuses on reduced traffic.
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A comparative paragraph needs a point applying to both texts. Develop the connection through evidence and explanation, moving between them as needed. Similarities may coexist with differences in emphasis. Do not assume that using however automatically produces a comparison; the actual ideas must be related.
The model “Both writers support public transport, but they prioritise different benefits.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “A emphasises cost, while B focuses on reduced traffic.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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