FACT or OPINIONQuizFACT or OPINIONIn the Answer Box type either FACT or OPINION This is an excerpt from an advertisement for a hammock. Decide whether the text in BLOCK CAPITALS is a FACT or an OPINION. The serene blues of the Mexican Caribbean are repeated in a HAND-WOVEN hammock. IT INVITES A BLISSFUL AFTERNOON WITH A PITCHER OF ICED TEA AND A GOOD BOOK. Maya Artists of the Yucatán create it in the same way they have for centuries. Long before THE SPANISH ARRIVED UPON THE COASTS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, the Maya preferred to sleep and rest in hammocks. They considered THE HAMMOCK (to be) LIKE THE LOVING EMBRACE OF A MOTHER, due to the COMFORTABLE manner in which the body is HELD AND SWUNG within its cradle. Maya Artists of the Yucatan seek to preserve time-honoured customs while also offering stylized versions of the original Maya hammock. For them, the hammock is a work of art. Their hammocks are INCREDIBLY COMFORTABLE, easy to maintain, and may be stored just about anywhere. It easily packs for travel to the beach or lake. EXTENDER ROPES (MEASURING 1 METER), HAMMOCK HOOKS ("S" HOOKS), AND STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED for easy installation. Note: Because each is woven individually by hand, MEASUREMENTS MAY VARY by as much as ten centimetres. THERE MAY BE SLIGHT COLOUR VARIATIONS from hammock to hammock. |