Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. read this sentence from "uses and abuses of the umbrella." it was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat and to allow one the opportunity to put on british airs as the atmospheric conditions demanded. which phrases from this sentence create a comic tone? select each correct answer. "to allow one the opportunity" "carried on the arm" "as the atmospheric conditions demanded" "it was made" "an enormous ornamental bat"

"to allow one the opportunity"

"as the atmospheric conditions demanded"

"an enormous ornamental bat"

Explanation:

These are the phrases that create a comic tone in the passage. When we think of an umbrella, we think that its main purpose is to protect us from the rain. The irony in the passage, which creates the comic tone, is that the author talks about the umbrella as primarily designed to make people look more British and behave in a pretentious way. This is supported by the fragments that create a comic tone.

correct answers:

c. they use panels.

d. they include images and words.

e. they contain gutters.

a. inform

explanation:

"how to" tells us that it will explain how to, which means to inform