Which scenarios are examples of verbal irony? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)

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Laura moved to a new apartment that had a tiny garden where she could plant a few flowers. She bought some seedling flower plants and planted them one afternoon. The next morning, she checked on them and saw only a few short stems. “It’s good to see that the rabbits enjoyed my flowers,” she said.
Laura moved to a new apartment that had a tiny garden where she could plant a few flowers. She bought some seedling flower plants and planted them one afternoon. The next morning, she checked on them and saw only a few short stems. “It’s good to see that the rabbits enjoyed my flowers,” she said.

Janeen got a credit card and had the monthly bill emailed to her. The balance quickly became uncomfortably large because she paid only the minimum amount due. While Janeen was paying her bills online, she got up to get a snack. Just then, her mother walked in and noticed the email from the credit card company. She was shocked at the large balance.
Janeen got a credit card and had the monthly bill emailed to her. The balance quickly became uncomfortably large because she paid only the minimum amount due. While Janeen was paying her bills online, she got up to get a snack. Just then, her mother walked in and noticed the email from the credit card company. She was shocked at the large balance.

Jesse took off sprinting to escape the onslaught of water balloons that were being catapulted in his direction, when, all of a sudden!, he fell headfirst into the deep end of the pool.
Jesse took off sprinting to escape the onslaught of water balloons that were being catapulted in his direction, when, all of a sudden!, he fell headfirst into the deep end of the pool.

Haleed put his father’s white lab coats into the washer and started the machine. When the washer stopped, he noticed that everything was pink. He pulled out a red T-shirt and said, “I guess it’s Dad’s chance to be a fashion trendsetter.”
Haleed put his father’s white lab coats into the washer and started the machine. When the washer stopped, he noticed that everything was pink. He pulled out a red T-shirt and said, “I guess it’s Dad’s chance to be a fashion trendsetter.”

Kim was a board member of a local animal rights group, and she frequently led protests against raising animals for their fur. At the annual banquet for volunteers, Kim arrived wearing her grandmother’s mink coat.
Kim was a board member of a local animal rights group, and she frequently led protests against raising animals for their fur. At the annual banquet for volunteers, Kim arrived wearing her grandmother’s mink coat.
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Answer 1

The scenarios that are examples of verbal irony are:

1. Laura's comment about the rabbits enjoying her flowers - She is expressing that it is "good" for the rabbits to have eaten her flowers, which implies sarcasm and a sense of annoyance about losing her plants.

2. Haleed's comment about his dad being a fashion trendsetter - By saying this, Haleed is being ironic because the situation (his father's lab coats turning pink) is the opposite of what one would think of as trendy or desirable.

The other two options (Janeen and Kim) describe situations that may involve irony or contradiction but do not contain verbal irony in the form of a statement made by the characters.