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daser333
19 days ago
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Which of these phrases is an examples of understatement

English
2 answers:
Bond [6.4K]19 days ago
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C is the correct choice; it represents an understatement.

Although they received a full scholarship, there is no sign of excitement.

hammer [6.4K]19 days ago
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If these options are what you have, then C. Honestly, the full scholarship I received for college is just okay, I guess.

A. Honestly, I just love it when my baby brother wakes me up crying at all hours of the night!

B. I was so thrilled about the news that I screamed for hours!

C. Honestly, the full scholarship I received for college is just okay, I guess.

D. My sister first met her husband in Africa, even though he grew up just a block away from us in Cleveland.

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