Fact or Opinion

Read the sentences and decide if

they are fact or opinion. To begin
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Take notes on what makes a
sentence a fact or an opinion.
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 Lawyers are rich.

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Great! Good job. This is
an overgeneralization.
Also, one person’s
definition of “rich” may
be different from another
person’s.
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 Governments should not
use the death penalty to
punish criminals.

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Great! Good job.
“Should” is a word that
often shows that the
sentence is an opinion.

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 The U.S. government is the
largest government in the
world.

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Great! Good job. This is a
fact because “largest” can
be measured. We can count
how many people work for
the U.S. government and
how much money the U.S.
government spends.
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 An office desk has 400 times
more bacteria than a toilet.

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Great! Good job. We can
check research to see if this
is true. After we check the
research, we can answer
“yes” or “no.” In other
words, we can verify or
prove this.
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 Golf is more relaxing than
soccer.

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Great! Good job.
Relaxing is an adjective
that is an opinion. For
example, What I think is
relaxing, you may think is
boring.
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 Mexico is the best place
for a winter vacation.

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Great! Good job.“Best” is
the superlative of good.
One person’s definition of
“good” may be different
from another person’s.

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 Chicago is the third largest
city in the U.S.

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Great! Good job. This
is a fact because
“largest” can be
measured. We can
prove this.
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 People should not be
allowed to get tattoos until
they are 18 years old.

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Great! Good job.
“Should” is a word that
often shows that the
sentence is an opinion.

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 It is illegal to smoke
cigarettes in public places in
Chicago.

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Great! Good job. We
can check the law to
see if this is true. We
can verify this.

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 High school students
should wear uniforms.

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Great! Good job.
“Should” is a word that
often shows that the
sentence is an opinion.

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 Eating a vegetarian diet
is the best way to stay
healthy.

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Great! Good job.
Best is the
superlative of good.
Good is an opinion.

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 Smoking should be
banned in public places.

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Great! Good job.
“Should” is a word that
often shows that the
sentence is an opinion.

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 93% of all greeting cards
are purchased by women.

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Great! Good job. We
can check the
research and verify
this percentage.

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 The U.S. government is too
large.

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Great! Good job. One of
the meanings of too is
that there is a problem.
I may think something is
a problem, but you
might disagree.

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 Security alarms are the
most effective way to
protect homes from
burglaries.

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Great! Good job. The
adjective effective is an
opinion.

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 It is best to get married
when you are 30 years
old or older.

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Best is the
superlative of good.
Good is an opinion.

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 Medical marijuana should
be legal.

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 Americans are fat.

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This is an
overgeneralization.

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 The Nile River splits into
the White Nile and Blue
Nile in Sudan.

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 The single life is better than
married life.

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 Pets improve your life.

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 One study shows that
heart attack survivors
who have pets live longer
than those who do not.

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 Soccer is a much more
interesting game to play
than golf.

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 A nurse is busy.

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 John F. Kennedy's
rocking chair was sold
for $453,500.

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 You are cute.

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(You are cute though!)

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 When there is no pet in the
home 33% of children have
allergies, but if there is a pet
in the home only 19% of the
children have allergies.

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