Read the excerpt from "On Becoming an Inventor" by Dean Kamen.
Which statement from the excerpt expresses an opinion
rather than a fact?
My next challenge was that I wanted to make things out
of metal, so I became interested in how to use a lathe, a
milling machine, and so on. I went to buy this new
equipment I thought I'd need and met a man who had a
machine shop of his own who was about to retire and
move to Florida. He allowed me to visit him after school
and on weekends to observe how he used all his tools. I
was hooked. When he retired I bought not only all his big
equipment but all his little toolboxes as well--they were
treasures!
O a man who had a machine shop of his own...
He allowed me to visit him after school and on
weekends
When he retired I bought not only all his big
equipment.
0 his little tool boxes as well they were treasures!

The correct answer is "his little tool boxes as well- they were treasures!"

Explanation:

An opinion and a fact are different because opinions express personal perceptions about the world. Due to this, opinions might include words such as amazing, boring, incredible, etc. that express personal perceptions. On the other hand, facts describe reality including real events, people, places, etc.

In the excerpt presented, one of the statements that is an opinion is "his little tool boxes as well- they were treasures!" because the idea the narrator considers the tool boxes and equipment as treasures is a personal perception rather than a global general fact. This is also showed through the use of the word "treasures" that is subjective.

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the reasoning behind university’s having students create prompts is to mainly get to know the person better. they want to know their interests, goals, personality,

it’s also a good way for the university to see the persons focuses in life. for example, if someone’s room is very organized and clean, usually all aspects of their life are the same.

so really, having people prompting to apply to a university is so the college can get more information about that person.

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