Read this sentence from "Uses and Abuses of the Umbrella."
If one were to research the history of the umbrella, one would discover that it was created with a purpose far different from that which formal umbrellists wish to attribute to it—those gentlemen who mistakenly take their umbrellas to the street when it looks like rain, unaware that they are exposing their precious devices to a washing that never figured into their plan.
Which phrases from this sentence create a comic tone?
Select two correct answers.
Responses
- "those gentlemen who mistakenly take their umbrellas to the street when it looks like rain"
- "exposing their precious devices to a washing that never figured into their plan"