“you don’t seem to be a success as a story-teller,” said the bachelor suddenly from his corner.
the aunt bristled in instant defense at this unexpected attack.
“it’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,” she said stiffly.
“i don’t agree with you,” said the bachelor.
“perhaps you would like to tell them a story,” was the aunt’s retort.
“tell us a story,” demanded the bigger of the small girls.
–“the storyteller,”
saki
which statement best explains the situational irony in the text?
it is unexpected that the bachelor ignores the children.
it is unexpected that the aunt is upset about being criticized by the bachelor.
it is unexpected that the children want to hear a better story from the bachelor.
it is unexpected that the bachelor becomes involved with the family and storytelling.

Which change should be made to improve this sentence? allen jumped in the puddle and his new shoes got wet and muddy.a)the new shoes got wet and muddy and allen jumps in the puddle.b)allen jumped in the puddle and got his new shoes wet and muddy.c)allen jumped in the puddle and gets his new shoes wet and muddy.d)the new shoes are getting wet and muddy and allen jumped in the puddle.

What point of view is expressed by judith sargent murray in her essay "on the equality of the sexes"?

Read the excerpt from "a modest proposal." the poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress, and to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown. which statement effectively uses a quotation to show that swift claims that the poor will also benefit from his proposal? “swift writes that poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress.” swift writes that poorer tenants will finally have something to pay their landlord’s rent since they have neither money nor trade. swift writes that poorer tenants will have something to trade for rent since “their corn and cattle” have already been seized. swift writes that “poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own” that can “ to pay their landlord’s rent.”