Which of the following sentences does not use language figuratively? (5 points)

-my day at school was a marathon and a triathlon combined.
-i felt like i could take a nap after the long day of tests that i had.
-you should have seen me; i was like a bee buzzing from flower to flower.
-my backpack was exhausted after the day that i had at school.

Read the passage. (1) the first skateboard was constructed of old roller-skate wheels attached to a piece of wood. (2) improvements were made to the skateboard in 1959. (3) the year that the first commercially made skateboard appeared. (4) soon after, skateboarding began to grow in popularity. (5) in 1963, skateboard manufacturers formed the first professional skateboarding team. (6) that same year, the first organized skateboard competition took place, in california. which is the most effective way to correct the fragment in sentence 3? attach the fragment to sentence 4. attach the fragment to sentence 2. insert the phrase in the united states to the end of the fragment. insert the verb had before the verb appeared.

If you were making a persuasive speech about how students should take creative writing every year they are in school, which sentence would most effectively support that argument?

Discuss ways in which these authors differ in style. refer to specific details from each story to support your points.