Directions: Read the sentences below then sort them according to their type of emphasis marker.

1. Homework is destroying the childhood of today’s children.
A. Rhetorical Question
B. Exaggeration
C. Personal Pronoun
D. Emotive Language
E. Modality
F. Repetition

2. It is certain that too much homework does not achieve anything for students; this practice must be stopped!
A. Rhetorical Question
B. Exaggeration
C. Personal Pronoun
D. Emotive Language
E. Modality
F. Repetition

3. Don’t students deserve to unwind and relax after a long day at school?
A. Rhetorical Question
B. Exaggeration
C. Personal Pronoun
D. Emotive Language
E. Modality
F. Repetition

4. Think about all the exhausted children who must suffer through the horrific task of homework every single night.
A. Rhetorical Question
B. Exaggeration
C. Personal Pronoun
D. Emotive Language
E. Modality
F. Repetition

5. Too much homework is stressful for the student, boring for the student, and pointless for the student.
A. Rhetorical Question
B. Exaggeration
C. Personal Pronoun
D. Emotive Language
E. Modality
F. Repetition

6. We need to work together to make schools see that too much homework is an unnecessary exercise.
A. Rhetorical Question
B. Exaggeration
C. Personal Pronoun
D. Emotive Language
E. Modality
F. Repetition ​