Which sentence states a fact?
The Jamestown colony was founded in 1607. Life was harder in Jamestown than in Plymouth.
A fact is something that can be proved to be true. Facts can be proved by observing, measuring, or studying information.
The flag of the United States has 13 stripes.
This is a fact. It can be proved by looking at the flag and counting the number of stripes.
An opinion is something that a person believes, thinks, or feels. An opinion cannot be proved true.
The flag of the United States is easy to draw.
This is an opinion. People may have different opinions about what makes a flag "easy" to draw.
The first sentence states a fact.
The Jamestown colony was founded in 1607.
It can be proved by looking up when the Jamestown colony was started.
The second sentence states an opinion.
Life was harder in Jamestown than in Plymouth.
Hard shows what a person believes, thinks, or feels. Another person might have a different opinion about what makes life easy or hard.