Facts Opinions

A statement that cannot be proven, expresses a person’s beliefs, feelings, or thoughts.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Tone

• Dependent Clause

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What is a statement that can be proven?

• Central Idea

• Quotation Marks

• Opinion

• Fact

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An opinion is

• a statement that can be proved as true

• a person's thoughts or feelings on a topic

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A fact is

• a person's thoughts or feelings on a topic

• a statement that can be proved as true

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Which of the following is an opinion?

• The human body has 206 bones.

• The human body is an amazing machine.

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Choose the statement that is an opinion:

• The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.

• The Amazon Rainforest should be protected at all costs.

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Choose the statement that is a fact.

• Math is the most important subject in school.

• The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees.

Identify the fact in the following statements:

• Reading fiction is more enjoyable than reading non-fiction.

• The first Harry Potter book was published in 1997.

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Today is Valentine's Day

• Fact

• Opinion

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Valentine's Day is the best holiday ever

• Fact

• Opinion

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