Question

jamile is recording secretary of our school’s student council. his primary job is to take notes at each meeting and present a brief summary at the next one. but jamile’s summaries include almost every comment from every council member. dina has told him the only problem with his presentations is that they _____.
which phrase would add verbal irony to the paragraph?
aren’t sufficiently brief
take too much time to read
run longer than the meetings
include minor details

Explanation:

Verbal irony occurs when a speaker says the opposite of what is meant, or uses understatement/overstatement to highlight a contrast. Jamile's job is to present a brief summary, but he includes nearly every comment. The phrase "run longer than the meetings" is an extreme, ironic overstatement that exaggerates the problem of his summaries being overly long, creating verbal irony by contrasting the intended brief summary with an absurdly long presentation. The other options are straightforward descriptions of the issue, not ironic.

Answer:

run longer than the meetings