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 oclock 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.\

Explanation:

• "The assault was probably committed by burglars." uses "probably", indicating a judgment/ opinion rather than a fact.
• "She was locked up in the county jail here last night at 8:30." is a factual statement about an 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 factual report of an action.
• "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." includes subjective assessment ("looks like she would be dangerous") which is an opinion.
• "The awful crime of which Mrs. Hossack stands accused is still fresh in the minds of every newspaper reader in Iowa." uses "awful" (a subjective term) and the claim about every reader's mind is an opinion.

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."