I believe the answer would be <em>exposition
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I really hope this wasn’t a legit question from a teacher
Answer:
3. Kate has lived here since 2012.
4. It has been raining for a long time.
5.The TV has been on since five o'clock.
6. I have wanted to be a doctor since I was a kid.
7. Sam has studied at this college for only a week.
8. The telephone has been ringing for a few minutes.
9. Maria and Eduardo have been married for three months.
10. My uncle has been in the hospital since last Tuesday.
11. Dinosaurs have been extinct since 65 million years.
12. I've had this since June.
13. I haven't seen my friend since last week.
14. We've been waiting for our flight for an hour.
15. Stewart hasn't eaten any junk food for several months.
This is a quote which Anne Frank said : "I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery, and death...and yet...I think...this cruelty will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again". This quote is from the <em>Diary of a Young Girl </em>which is about the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
If you're overusing exclamation points in your writing, you're making it seem a bit to exciting, and will have to much of an enthusiastic tone. Thus the readers will be confused.
