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Which statement is figurative?
Which statement is figurative?
- Juan will head up the committee (correct)
- The bus arrived on schedule
- The ring of the telephone interrupted our talk
- Bob exploded with anger
Which statement is literal?
Which statement is literal?
- Mary has a good ear for music
- We had a lot of time on our hands
- There were clouds in the sky (correct)
- They were surprised by the flood of applications
Which statement is also a figurative expression?
Which statement is also a figurative expression?
- Mary has a good ear for music
- The ring of the telephone interrupted our talk
- The bus arrived on schedule
- It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack (correct)
Which statement can be interpreted literally?
Which statement can be interpreted literally?
Which statement is most likely to be metaphorical?
Which statement is most likely to be metaphorical?
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