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!

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.

kaurnavjot507 kaurnavjot507 · Answer 2 · 2020-10-30T15:19:36+01:00

Answer:Kamen supports his opinion that making things out of metal was enyoyable because he uses the following expressions:

" I became interested in ........a lathe, a milling machine....". He shows his positive attitude towards different tools. Tools that are used to make things out of metal.

" I was hooked." This means that the writer's attention had been caught. The owner of a machine shop had invited him to vistit his shop at any time and this offer really tempted the writer.

" I bought not only all his big equipment but all his little toolboxes as well " Kamen is describing with enthusiasm his decision. He liked machines so much he had decided to buy them all. He had bought big and small things. He describes this enthusiatically when he uses the words in bold type.

"they were treasures!" Kamen makes a conclusion and he calls all the things treasures. All the things were the things from the machine shop and they were extremely valuable for him.

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