Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller" The child moved reluctantly to the window Why are those sheep being driven out of the field?" he asked "I expect they are being driven to another field where there is more grass "said the aunt weakly But there is lots of grass in that field," protested the boy,"there's nothing else but grass there. Aunt, there's lots of grass in that field." "Perhaps the grass in the other field is better," suggested the aunt fatuously "Why is it better?"came the swift, inevitable question "Oh, look at those cows!" exclaimed the aunt Nearly every field along the line had contained cows or bullocks, but she spoke as though she were drawing attention to a ranty Which ii. of situational irony occur in the passage? Sterl :wo options D The aunt expects the boy to look out the window, but he does not The aunt expects the boy to look out the window, and he does The aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but he does not. The aunt expects the boy to show interest in the sheep, and he does The aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but he is not

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Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller" The child moved reluctantly to the window Why are those sheep being driven out of the field?" he asked "I expect they are being driven to another field where there is more grass "said the aunt weakly But there is lots of grass in that field," protested the boy,"there's nothing else but grass there. Aunt, there's lots of grass in that field." "Perhaps the grass in the other field is better," suggested the aunt fatuously "Why is it better?"came the swift, inevitable question "Oh, look at those cows!" exclaimed the aunt Nearly every field along the line had contained cows or bullocks, but she spoke as though she were drawing attention to a ranty Which ii. of situational irony occur in the passage? Sterl :wo options D The aunt expects the boy to look out the window, but he does not The aunt expects the boy to look out the window, and he does The aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but he does not. The aunt expects the boy to show interest in the sheep, and he does The aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but he is not

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The two correct answers highlighting situational irony are:* **The aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but he does not.** The aunt offers weak and illogical explanations about the sheep and cows, clearly hoping to distract the boy. The humor comes from the fact that her attempts are transparent and ineffective. The boy immediately questions her reasoning, demonstrating the opposite of what she expected.* **The aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but he is not.** The aunt's exclamation about the cows is a desperate attempt to divert his attention. The irony lies in the fact that the cows are commonplace, and the boy has already seen many. He is clearly not interested in this obvious distraction, again creating a situation opposite to what the aunt intended.

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