Literal and Nonliteral Language

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Does the sentence "Grandma's blueberry pie is hands down the best dessert I've ever had." use literal or nonliteral language?

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nonliteral

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Does the sentence "Jerry climbed on the fence to get a better view of the baseball game." use literal or nonliteral language?

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literal

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Does the sentence "Chance put the cocoa mix in hot water to make hot chocolate." use literal or nonliteral language?

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literal

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Does the sentence "My brother is in hot water because he lied to our mom about finishing his homework." use literal or nonliteral language?

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nonliteral

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Does the sentence "Sarah gave me a hand with the dishes." use literal or nonliteral language?

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nonliteral

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Does the sentence "I'm on the fence about signing up for the talent show." use literal or nonliteral language?

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nonliteral

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Does the sentence "The teacher asked us to put our hands down while she was talking to the principal." use literal or nonliteral language?

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literal

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Does the sentence "I always get tongue tied when talking in front of the class." use literal or nonliteral language?

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nonliteral

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Does the sentence "The spelling test should be a piece of cake because I studied my words." use literal or nonliteral language?

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nonliteral

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Does the sentence "My little sister ate the last piece of cake." use literal or nonliteral language?

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literal