Russell read these lines on a website about tropical fish.
What is the author's opinion, and what evidence is used to
support it?
Fish make the best pets. Surveys taken in elementary
schools all over suggest that more than 85% of students
have had fish as pets. Fish have been around longer than
dinosaurs--over 400 million years! There are more types of
fish than there are mammals, birds, and reptiles combined.
People have enjoyed watching fish for a very long time.
O The author's opinion is that fish make the best pets. The
opinion is supported by the fact that 85% of students have
had fish as pets.
O The author's opinion is that fish are older than dinosaurs.
The opinion is supported by the fact that people have
enjoyed fish for a long time.
O The author's opinion is that fish have been around for
over 400 million years. The opinion is supported by the
fact that fish make the best pets.
O The author's opinion is that there are more types of fish
than mammals. The opinion is supported by the fact that
fish make the best pets.