Question
Which sentence contains an example of verbal irony?
A. "meet my great-grandmother," she said.
B. "Oh, great, we missed the bus," she said.
C. "It's great that you won the contest," he said.
D. "If you can pick me up Tuesday that would be great," he said.
A. "meet my great-grandmother," she said.
B. "Oh, great, we missed the bus," she said.
C. "It's great that you won the contest," he said.
D. "If you can pick me up Tuesday that would be great," he said.
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B. "Oh, great, we missed the bus," she said.
This sentence contains verbal irony because the speaker is expressing dissatisfaction about missing the bus, but the use of "great" suggests a positive experience, which is contrary to the actual sentiment.
This sentence contains verbal irony because the speaker is expressing dissatisfaction about missing the bus, but the use of "great" suggests a positive experience, which is contrary to the actual sentiment.
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