When the narrator says his wife is never so pretty as when she's doing something she knows he disapproves of, his tone is …………………….

(a) amused

(b) ironic

(c) angry

(d) irritated

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(b) ironic

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When the narrator says his wife is never so pretty as when she's doing something she knows he disapproves of, his tone is ……………………. (a) amused (b) ironic (c) angry (d) irritated

(b) ironic

When the narrator says his wife is never so pretty as when she's doing something she knows he disapproves of, his tone is …………………….

(a) amused

(b) ironic

(c) angry

(d) irritated