Question

1. read the sentence from the passage.

“... she had always wished and promoted the match; but it was a black morning’s work for her.”
what effect does the irony in the sentence have in relation to emma?
a. it undermines emma’s thoughts to one day get married as well.
a. it reveals that a happy event was actually not happy from emma’s perspective.
b. it creates a prediction about what will happen after miss taylor’s marriage.
c. it exposes emma’s negative feelings about her friendship with miss taylor.

1. read the sentence from the passage.

“he could not meet her in conversation.”

Explanation:

For Question 13 (the first question about the sentence with irony):

• Option A: The sentence doesn't relate to Emma's own marriage thoughts, so A is incorrect.
• Option a: The phrase "promoted the match" (suggesting a positive event like a marriage) but "black morning’s work" shows Emma's negative view of it, so irony reveals the event isn't happy for her. This fits.
• Option b: The sentence is about Emma's perspective on the event, not predicting the future, so b is incorrect.
• Option c: The sentence is about the match (marriage), not her friendship feelings, so c is incorrect.

Answer:

a. It reveals that a happy event was actually not happy from Emma’s perspective.