1 Janelle ran the half-block from the subway station to the office. Thank you very much, subway, Janelle thought. Thanks for picking today, of all days, to get stuck for twenty-six minutes. That was very considerate of you.

Thanks for picking the very day we have a new supervisor coming to work, someone I really want to impress.
2 She had risen before daylight that moming. planning to arrive to work even earlier than usual. She had planned to be at her desk, already hard at work, when the new supervisor arrived for the day. And now here she was, prompt, predictable Janelle, running late for the first time in her life.
3 Janelle entered the building and hurried to the elevator. A small crowd stood waiting for it.
No, she decided; too slow. She would take the stairs, all sixteen floors of them. There was no time to waste.
4 By the time Janelle reached her floor, she was out of breath. She sprinted to her desk and threw herself into her chair.
5 Her coworker Mark leaned over from the next desk.
6 "Hi, Janelle," he said. "Everything okay? I've never known you to be even a minute late." 7 "I'm fine," she said, busying herself with her computer. "Has the new supervisor come around yet?"
8 "The new sur mean the or
9 "Next Mc a week fror.
A)
Use the story to answer the question.
Which sentences are examples of irony?
(2 points)

Irony
Not irony
Janelle ran the half-block from the subway station to the office.
Thanks for picking today, of all days, to get stuck for twenty-six minutes.
"Has the new
supervisor come
around yet?"
"I would never make such a silly mistake."

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 month ago

**Irony:**

- Thanks for picking today, of all days, to get stuck for twenty-six minutes.
- "I would never make such a silly mistake." (This statement would be ironic if she indeed makes a silly mistake as a result of being late or unprepared.)

**Not Irony:**
- Janelle ran the half-block from the subway station to the office.
- "Has the new supervisor come around yet?"