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Justify

Does playing a team sport build friendships and teach teamwork? Not everyone thinks the same way about it. People may take different sides for different reasons on an issue. Someone may say that playing a team sport is better than playing an individual sport because team sports help create good relationships with others. Someone else may have a different view. What’s your position? Can you justify your views?

List some of your ideas in a chart like this one:

Opinion or PositionJustifications or Reasons
Team sports are better for everyone.

  • • Teammates help each other, but they work individually, too.

  • • The players learn teamwork, and that is a lifelong skill.

Now justify your position to a group. Be sure to listen carefully as other people justify their positions.

How to Justify

  • 1. State an opinion or idea.

  • 2. Give logical reasons for your idea.

  • 3. Combine your ideas to make the logic clear.

My mom is my hero. She works two jobs to provide for our family, and she volunteers in our community.

Use Compound Sentences

When you justify a position on an issue, you need to use compound sentences to combine some of your ideas. This will help make your ideas clear.

Simple Sentences:People can learn a lot about themselves through sports. They can also learn about others.
Compound Sentence:People can learn a lot about themselves through sports, and they can also learn about others.
Playing a team sport can build friendships, and it can teach teamwork.

Playing a team sport can build friendships, and it can teach teamwork.