Question

Read each statement and then circle whether it is a Fact or Opinion and explain the answer?

1-Michael Jordan has a career average of 30.4 points per game.
2-George Washington was the first President of the United Stated under the Constitution.
3-Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.
4-There seems to be too much standardized testing in public schools.
5-It is wrong for people under the age of 21 to drink alcohol.
6-Sister Carrie was written by Theodore Dreiser.
7-Lord of the Rings: Return of the king won eleven Oscars (Academy Awards).
8-The television show The Simpsons is just not as funny as it used to be.

Answer 1

1. Fact
2. Fact
3. Opinion
4. Opinion
5. Opinion
6. Fact
7. Fact
8. Opinion.

Facts use the past tense and have more nouns, whilst opinions use the present tense and typically include adjectives, adverbs and intensifiers.