Although understanding nonliteral language is challenging for grade-school children, first-graders are usually able to:
a. identify when a person is lying in order to spare another's feelings.
b. recognize a sarcastic remark that doesn't fit with the context of the conversation.
c. understand simple similes, such as "he is as brave as a lion."
d. understand subject and agent roles, such as "The doll is easy to see."
B
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