(1) I get a kick out of creating model airplanes. (2) I've been making them since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. (3) My grandfather used to fly bush planes in the Outback. (4) He would tell me stories and say that he and I were two peas in a pod.
Which sentence in the paragraph above does NOT contain an idiom?
A. Sentence 1
B. Sentence 2
C. Sentence 3
D. Sentence 4
C
If this gave you trouble, maybe you should try to identify the idioms in the other sentences. Remember that an idiom is a phrase whose words do not literally describe the meaning.
To determine which sentence does NOT contain an idiom, we need to understand what an idiom is. An idiom is a phrase or expression whose meaning is different from the literal interpretation of its individual words. Let's examine each sentence in the paragraph:
Sentence 1: "I get a kick out of creating model airplanes."
This sentence contains the idiom "get a kick out of," which means to find enjoyment or amusement in doing something.
Sentence 2: "I've been making them since I was knee-high to a grasshopper."
This sentence contains the idiom "knee-high to a grasshopper," which means to be very young or small.
Sentence 3: "My grandfather used to fly bush planes in the Outback."
This sentence does not contain any idioms, as the words are being used in their literal sense.
Sentence 4: "He would tell me stories and say that he and I were two peas in a pod."
This sentence contains the idiom "two peas in a pod," which means to be very similar or closely connected.
Therefore, the sentence that does NOT contain an idiom is Sentence 3: "My grandfather used to fly bush planes in the Outback." (Option C)