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. ”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. ”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said. ”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.

Answer 1

The sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is: "Oh, great, we missed the bus," she said.

In this context, the speaker uses the word "great" to sarcastically express frustration or disappointment about missing the bus, which is the opposite of what the word actually suggests.