Question

Through the midst of the city [Baghdad] flows a very large river, by which travellers may go to the Indian Sea. By this route merchants come and go with their merchandise. You should know that from Baghdad to the sea is a journey of fully eighteen days. Merchants travelling to India follow this river to a city called Kais, where they enter the Indian Sea. On the river between Baghdad and Kais there is a large city named Basra; and in groves all around Basra grow the best dates in the world.
–“The Middle East,”

Marco Polo

Which detail from the passage demonstrates a subjective perspective?

“Through the midst of the city [Baghdad] flows a very large river”
“from Baghdad to the sea is a journey of fully eighteen days”
“Merchants travelling to India follow this river to a city called Kais”
“in groves all around Basra grow the best dates in the world”

Answer 1

Answer:

“in groves all around Basra grow the best dates in the world”

Explanation:

Subjective perspective is the personal opinion of the writer is mentioned or used. In other words, the point of view that is based on the author or writer's personal opinion is known as subjective perspective.

From the given excerpt, Marco Polo expressed his opinion about the dates found along the "groves all around Basra", calling them "the best dates in the world." This is a subjective approach because the opinion is the author's personal belief and not everyone's.

Thus, the correct answer is the fourth option.