Which sentence contains an example of verbal irony?(1 point)
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”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.
”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.
”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.
The sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is: "”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said."
To identify an example of verbal irony, we need to look for a sentence that expresses something different from what is actually meant. In this case, the sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is:
"It's great that you won the contest," he said.
The speaker's words convey a positive sentiment about winning the contest, but the use of verbal irony suggests that the speaker actually does not think it is great. To determine this, we can analyze the context or tone of the conversation or rely on prior knowledge.