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

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.
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.
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.
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.
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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."

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The scenarios that are examples of verbal irony are:

  1. 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.

    • This scenario highlights the irony of someone who advocates for animal rights wearing a coat made from animal fur, opposing the values she represents.

  2. 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."

    • This scenario reflects verbal irony because Haleed is making a humorous comment about the situation where the lab coats have turned pink, suggesting that his father will be trendy despite the mishap.

The other scenarios do not contain verbal irony, as they either depict situational irony or straightforward actions.