A) Oxymoron and Hyperbole
Billy was considered a hero by the many people who had seen his courageous crime-fighting in action.
The boy played football (past tense)
The boy plays football (present tense)
The boy will play football (future tense)
Pride is a powerful factor in an individual's behavior; it can also be the downfall of that individual.
This sentence is a complex sentence. It is composed of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses connected to it.
Pride is a powerful factor in an individual's behavior - independent clause
it can also be the downfall of that individual - dependent clause
