What is this sentence an example of? "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting."

The correct answer is personification.

Which sentence gives an example of a pun? (1 point)

• "Her laughter was like music to my ears."
O "That is a piece of cake!"
O A person who has a fear of heights becomes a professional mountain climber.
O "I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me."

The sentence "I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me" gives an example of a pun.

Which sentence is an example of verbal irony? (1 point)

• The wind whispered through the trees on a beautiful fall day.
O "I can't wait to spend my vacation cleaning the entire house," Sara said as her Spring Break began.
O "I have told you a million times not to do that," said mother.
• "He runs as fast as a cheetah," said the football coach.

The sentence "I can't wait to spend my vacation cleaning the entire house," Sara said as her Spring Break began is an example of verbal irony.

The sentence "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting" is an example of personification.

This sentence is an example of personification. Personification is a figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to non-human entities or objects. In this sentence, the car is given the human action of coughing and sputtering, which are typically associated with humans rather than vehicles. To identify the figure of speech in a sentence like this, you need to determine whether a non-human entity is being described using human characteristics. In this case, the car is being described as though it is a person who is coughing and sputtering before starting.