What is the best explanation of the situational irony in this passage? The children are quiet on the train instead of loud. The aunt is pleasant and funny instead of strict. The bachelor remains silent when he is expected to respond. The aunt expects obedience from the children but does not get it.

the pronoun reference replaces a noun, but you have to make sure there's no room for confusion.

in the first sentence "her" could be referring to shely or to the sister. the answer there is "shelly called her sister and told her about the new baby."

in the second sentence "it" could be referring to the roof or the floor. the answer there is "since the roof leaks on the family room floor, we need to repair the roof."

they both lost a woman they loved named lenore

they believed they interracted with a talking raven

they became orphaned at a young age.

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle is the lithosphere.     answer   crust and outer part of the mantle.