Literary devices
This dress is as pretty as Ms Tanu!
Simile
Distress
Great worry, suffering or unhappiness.
Correction: The dog bark all night.
The dog barks all night.
I went to the store ( ) I bought milk
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Ali kicked the ball.
The ball was kicked by Ali.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse, a stable and the rider too!
Hyperbole
Frantic
Wildly afraid, anxious.
Correction: The rain had a bad affect on the plants.
The rain had a bad effect on the plants.
I need to buy apples ( ) bananas and oranges
,
The cake was baked by Sarah.
Sarah baked the cake.
The silence was deafening as the teacher waited for an answer.
Oxymoron
Bickering
Arguing about unimportant things.
Correction: Their going to their house over there.
They're going to their house over.
I love my cat ( ) she's so cute
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The students are cleaning the classroom.
The classroom is being cleaned by the students.
An oncologist is diagnosed with cancer.
Irony
Unyielding
Not willing to do what others want.
Between you and me, the new project is going to fail.
Its a common mistake to make.
It's
A letter had been written by John.
John had written a letter.
This statement is false.
Paradox
Mortification
Great embarrassment and shame.
Correction: Who should I give the promotion to?
Whom should I give the promotion to?
My favorite magazine the New Yorker had an article.
My favorite magazine, the New Yorker, had an article.
People say that the castle is haunted.
The castle is said to be haunted.