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Which sentence demonstrates the use of hyperbole?

a. people tend to exaggerate when they describe an exciting experience.
b. i was so hungry that i made myself the biggest sandwich in the world.
c. uncle al has told stories about his boyhood every thanksgiving that i can recall.
d. i heard a story about a scientist who accidentally chopped down the oldest tree on earth.

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Answer:

B. I was so hungry that I made myself the biggest sandwich in the world.

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User Jaltiere
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A hyperbole is exaggeration.
Having this in mind, the sentence that demonstrates the use of hyperbole is B. I was so hungry that I made myself the biggest sandwich in the world.
It isn't really the biggest sandwich in the world - it is exaggeration.
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