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Publicado: 27 de agosto de 2012
A statement of fact expresses only what actually happened, or what could be proven by objective data.
A statement of opinion expresses an attitude toward something – itmakes a judgment, view, or conclusion, or gives an opinion that cannot be proven true or false.
Study the following groups of statements. In each case, identify theunderlined portion as fact or opinion.
More and more women are deciding to give birth to their children at home. A hospital, after all, is not the best place for a baby to beborn.
Fact or opinion? 1.
More and more women are deciding to give birth to their children at home. A hospital, after all, is not the best place for a baby to be born.Fact or opinion? 2.
B. J. Vukovich, author of Claws, the best-written novel of the disaster genre, will speak at tonight’s “How I Became An Author” meeting.Fact or opinion? 3.
Philip Luttgen, satirical columnist for the Daily Views, will give a rebuttal entitled “What Is An Author?”
Fact or opinion? 4.
Thenational coal strike, now into its seventh week, has caused untold hardships on the miners, their families, and the rest of the winter-weary nation.
Fact or opinion? 5.Janet Guthrie, world famous auto racer, was the least nervous driver at the Indy 500.
Fact or opinion? 6.
Once the cavity reaches the dentin (the hard, dense,bone-like material that composes the principal mass of the tooth), it must be cleaned and filled. Some researchers, however, are beginning to question whether periodic cleaningand checking of the enamel (the calcareous substance that forms a thin layer capping the teeth) plays a significant role in preventing tooth decay.
Fact or opinion? 7.
A statement of opinion expresses an attitude toward something – itmakes a judgment, view, or conclusion, or gives an opinion that cannot be proven true or false.
Study the following groups of statements. In each case, identify theunderlined portion as fact or opinion.
More and more women are deciding to give birth to their children at home. A hospital, after all, is not the best place for a baby to beborn.
Fact or opinion? 1.
More and more women are deciding to give birth to their children at home. A hospital, after all, is not the best place for a baby to be born.Fact or opinion? 2.
B. J. Vukovich, author of Claws, the best-written novel of the disaster genre, will speak at tonight’s “How I Became An Author” meeting.Fact or opinion? 3.
Philip Luttgen, satirical columnist for the Daily Views, will give a rebuttal entitled “What Is An Author?”
Fact or opinion? 4.
Thenational coal strike, now into its seventh week, has caused untold hardships on the miners, their families, and the rest of the winter-weary nation.
Fact or opinion? 5.Janet Guthrie, world famous auto racer, was the least nervous driver at the Indy 500.
Fact or opinion? 6.
Once the cavity reaches the dentin (the hard, dense,bone-like material that composes the principal mass of the tooth), it must be cleaned and filled. Some researchers, however, are beginning to question whether periodic cleaningand checking of the enamel (the calcareous substance that forms a thin layer capping the teeth) plays a significant role in preventing tooth decay.
Fact or opinion? 7.
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