Identify the type of figurative language in the sentence.

The students were busy as beavers and had their shoulders to the wheel.

overstatement

cliché

irony

Dictionaries provide only a word's definition. TRUE OR FALSE

How many hours could some of the Jews be on the cattle cars?

The head of the department was bent out of shape because the engineers had missed every deadline.

Read this introduction to a magazine article. Summertime is near, and the lifeguard's whistle beckons. It is almost time for the swimming season. Of course, with swimming season comes slippery pool decks and shallow water at the end of some docks.

What is the author saying. " A man could be the father of his son's flesh, but that did not mean that he was also the father of his spirit"

The modern English language comes from many other historical languages. Select any influence on modern English from the list below Greek Chinese Latin German Japanese Russian

Choose the correctly written sentence. At the age of nine, Don's father died of a cerebral hemorrhage. When he was only nine, Don's father died of a cerebral hemorrhage. When Don was nine, his father died of a cerebral hemorrhage. None of the above

What event in Frederick Douglass's life did Douglass credit for eventually bringing him freedom? A. His chance to go to school B. The day he decided to become a writer C. His removal from the plantation D. The night he endured the bitterest cold

What information you should incorporate about a crime in your city

What is a problem solution inference?