1. Adalina’s Whale Day 1

5. What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals?

12. ascent

14. Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.
Facts
 A statement of fact can be correct or     incorrect. You can check it by doing     research.
Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.
Monkeys are mammals.

15. Opinions
A statement of opinion cannot be proved true or false. It is a belief or judgment. It often contains a word of judgment, such as best, should, or beautiful. It may begin with the words In my opinion or I believe.
Bananas are the best fruit on a summer day.
She is the coolest girl in school!

16. Opinions
A statement of opinion should be supported. A valid opinion is supported by facts or good logic. A faulty opinion is not.

17. Fact and Opinion
Some sentences contain both statements of fact and statements of opinion.
It is the author’s opinion that the whale is beautiful.
The size of a blue whale can be proven.
The beautiful whale can grow as big as 100 feet long!