Which of the following sentences uses figurative language? }
we took a wrong turn on our way to the mall.
my sister is five years older than i am.
i’m looking forward to our mountain vacation.
it will take forever to finish my homework.

It will take forever to finish my homework.

Explanation:

The sentence "It will take forever to finish my homework." is using a hyperbole.

A hyperbole is exaggerated statement or claim. The sentence is exaggerating the time it would take to do homework.

The sentence "It will take forever to finish my homework." uses figurative language.

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explanation:

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the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).