Question

which of the following statements from glaspell’s newspaper articles are opinions? check all that apply.
□ “the assault was probably committed by burglars.”
□ “she was locked up in the county jail here last night at 8:30.”
□ “at half past ten o’clock the grand jury made formal announcement that it had indicted mrs. hossack for the murder of her husband, john hossack.”
□ “though past 50 years of age, she is tall and powerful and looks like she would be dangerous if aroused to a point of hatred.”
□ “the awful crime of which mrs. hossack stands accused is still fresh in the minds of every newspaper reader in iowa.”
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Explanation:

• An opinion is a subjective view or judgment.
• "The assault was probably committed by burglars" is an opinion as "probably" shows a speculative judgment.
• "She was locked up in the county jail here last night at 8:30" is a fact (specific time and event).
• "At half past ten o’clock the grand jury made formal announcement that it had indicted Mrs. Hossack for the murder of her husband, John Hossack" is a fact (event with time).
• "Though past 50 years of age, she is tall and powerful and looks like she would be dangerous if aroused to a point of hatred" is an opinion (subjective description of her potential danger).
• "The awful crime of which Mrs. Hossack stands accused is still fresh in the minds of every newspaper reader in Iowa" is an opinion (subjective view on readers' memory).

Answer:

• "The assault was probably committed by burglars."
• "Though past 50 years of age, she is tall and powerful and looks like she would be dangerous if aroused to a point of hatred."
• "The awful crime of which Mrs. Hossack stands accused is still fresh in the minds of every newspaper reader in Iowa."