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Essay Basics- Let's Practice

Activity 9: Fact vs. Opinion vs. Mix

Determine whether the following sentences are facts, opinions, or a mixture of facts and opinions.

  1. The death penalty should be abolished because it's just too expensive.
  2. Bruce Springsteen wrote "Thunder Road," a classic song of escape.
  3. My car, which has only 10,000 miles on the odometer, will last another six years.
  4. A city in beautiful north Florida, Tallahassee is the state's capital.

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