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Irony Quick Check
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Question
Which sentence contains an example of verbal irony?(1 point)
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”If you can pick me up Tuesday, that would be great,” he said.
”If you can pick me up Tuesday, that would be great,” he said.
”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.
”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.
”It’s great that you won the contest,” he said.
”It’s great that you won the contest,” he said.
”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
3 of 43 of 4 Items
Question
Which sentence contains an example of verbal irony?(1 point)
Responses
”If you can pick me up Tuesday, that would be great,” he said.
”If you can pick me up Tuesday, that would be great,” he said.
”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.
”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.
”It’s great that you won the contest,” he said.
”It’s great that you won the contest,” he said.
”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is:
”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
In this sentence, the speaker is expressing dissatisfaction about missing the bus, but the use of the word "great" suggests a sarcastic tone, indicating that the situation is actually not great at all.
”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
In this sentence, the speaker is expressing dissatisfaction about missing the bus, but the use of the word "great" suggests a sarcastic tone, indicating that the situation is actually not great at all.