Ismi XI Mipa 1: OPINION AND THOUGHT

OPINION AND THOUGHT

An opinion is the way you feel or think about something. Our opinion about something or someone is based on our perspective. Whenever we give or express our opinion, it is important to give reasoning or an example to support our opinion.

We can use collocations to express opnions, for example strong argument, strong criticism, strong denial, strong opinion, strong resistance, quite strongly.

General Point of View

These expressions are used to show a general to show a general point of view. A general point of view creates a balance in writing and helps avoid absolute statements.

Subject	Verb	Object
I	Agree	With what you are saying
I	Don’t agree	With you
We	Believe	This is not the right way to handle things
I	Reckon	This could be right considering the reasons you have provided
I	Doubt	That this is possible
We	Assume	You are blased this issue
I	Think	You are mistaken
I	Don’t think	So

You can agree or disagree as long as you have a reason for your opinion.

Agreeing with an opinion

These are some of the expression used to express agreement with an opinion.
Example :
- I agree with this opinion
- I think so too
- Of course
- That's a good point

Disagreeing with an opinion

These are the expression used to express disagreement with an opinion.
Example :
- I don't agree with you
- I don't think so
- I think that a bad idea
- I think you are wrong

Example Dialog 1 :

Ismi : What do you think about the corona virus outbreak?

Nadila : I think it's bad, because the virus can spread very quickly !

Ismi : I think so too, this virus is really bad.

Nadila : I told you, we must be careful and take care our health.