Which of the following statements best explains the difference between literal and figurative language?

literal language is the dictionary meaning; figurative language is a secondary, more emotional meaning.
literal language is spoken language, whereas figurative language is written language.
literal language is used in the business world; figurative language is used when discussing figures in math courses.
literal language depends on the audience's experiences; figurative language does not require any interpretation.

- "a nonrestrictive clause functions as a modifier to a noun (that is an object, person or concept). these clauses can be described by the following three options: it is set off by comas, it contains a subject and a verbs and it adds nonessential information to the sentence.

for example, in "here is bill gates, who confounded microsoft software company" we can identify "who confounded microsoft software company" as a nonrestrictive clause modifying the noun bill gates. this clause can be describes as a nonrestrictive clause because it is separated by a comma, it adds nonessential information to identify who bill gates is and it must contain both a subject (who) and a verb (confounded)."

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