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question 12 of 17
which sentence contains the best example of hyperbole?

a. to all the law-biding criminals out there, thanks!

b. juices flowed from the veggie burger as i bit into it.

c. yesterday, i met the most amazing person ever.

d. the chair spun in gleeful abandon when he got up.

Explanation:

To determine the best example of hyperbole, we analyze each option:

• Option A: "Law - abiding criminals" is an oxymoron, not hyperbole. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.
• Option B: "Juices flowed from the veggie burger as I bit into it" is a literal description of what happens when you bite into a juicy burger, so it is not hyperbole.
• Option C: "The most amazing person ever" is an exaggeration. It is highly unlikely that one person is the absolute most amazing person that has ever existed, and this is a typical example of hyperbole, which is an over - the - top statement not meant to be taken literally.
• Option D: "The chair spun in gleeful abandon" is personification, where human qualities (gleeful abandon) are given to a non - human object (the chair), not hyperbole.

Answer:

C. Yesterday, I met the most amazing person ever.