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?

run longer than the meetings

aren’t sufficiently brief

take too much time to read

include minor details

Explanation:

To determine the phrase with verbal irony, we analyze each option:

• "run longer than the meetings": This is an exaggeration but not ironic as it directly states a problem with length.
• "aren't sufficiently brief": This is a straightforward criticism, not ironic.
• "take too much time to read": Also a direct statement about time, no irony.
• "include minor details": Verbal irony occurs when the statement is contrary to the expected. Jamile's summaries already include almost every comment, so saying the "only problem" is including minor details is ironic because including all comments (major and minor) is the real issue, and framing "including minor details" as the sole problem is a contrast to the actual situation.

Answer:

include minor details