Question

which of the following sentences contains an oxymoron?
a. \the horse needs someone to take care of it,\ mom reminded me.
b. before the tornado reached the house, it tore through the orchard.
c. staring off in the distance, jenny thought, im going to be all right.
d. \take a big sip of this lemonade,\ jacobs grandmother cried out.

Explanation:

An oxymoron is a figure - of - speech that combines two contradictory terms. None of the given sentences contain such contradictory terms.

Answer:

None of the above options contain an oxymoron.