Question

Sentences:

(1) It's been more than three months since Mike Mahaney had to worry about graffiti scarring the sides of his shop on South Broadway .
(2) The taggers stopped painting Mahaney's Headed West store in April .
(3) They stopped because he hired some artists to paint a mural of Alice in Wonderland on one side of the store .
(4) Paintings of Jerry Garcia , Bob Marley , Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin cover another side .
(5) In a metro area like Denver , where graffiti is not only an eyesore but a predictor of gang activity , substituting art for vandalism might seem like a good thing .
(6) Yet Englewood officials are prosecuting Mahaney for doing just that .
(7) " I'll plead not guilty , " Mahaney said of his scheduled August 22 appearance for what the city claims are sign code violations .

Which of the above sentences most strongly suggest ( s ) that this is an opinion / editorial column ?
A. Sentence 1
B . Sentences 2 , 3 , and 4
C. Sentences 5 and 6
D. Sentence 7

Answer 1

Sentences 5 and 6 most strongly suggest that this is an opinion/editorial column.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentences that most strongly suggest that this is an opinion/editorial column are Sentences 5 and 6. Sentence 5 expresses the opinion that substituting art for graffiti might be a good thing in a metro area like Denver, while Sentence 6 mentions that the Englewood officials are prosecuting Mahaney for doing just that, which implies disagreement with his actions. These sentences reflect the writer's viewpoint on the subject and indicate that this is an editorial column.