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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise W5-8
Clichés and figures of speech
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Edit the following sentences to replace worn-out expressions and clarify mixed figures of speech. Type your answers in the boxes below.
Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)
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Suggested revision: John stormed into the room like a hurricane.
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Suggested revision: Some people insist that they’ll always be available to help, even when they haven’t been before.
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Suggested revision: The Cubs easily beat the Mets, who were in trouble early in the game today at Wrigley Field.
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Suggested revision: We worked out the problems in our relationship.
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Suggested revision: My mother accused me of evading her questions when in fact I was just saying the first thing that came to mind.