One way the author uses irony to convey his message is By having the "winner" of the Lottery of Fairness and Benevolence punished, he shows that society is dysfunctional.
Explanation:
The complete idea of this excerpt about having a lottery with the topic of crime and punishment is a pure irony element, there are so many points of irony such as the name of the lottery "Lottery of Fairness and Benevolence" while perhaps a person who is not guilty will pay for what others have done, making the system completely dysfunctional. Then the fact that it does not matter how old the person to be punished will be, and the necessity of having soldiers around.
the author calls this the lottery of fairness and benevolence but then he describes how everyone is anxious and the atmosphere is tense. lottery's are supposed to be a good thing but here they are punishments for whomever wins them.
have – there are two people, so it is <u>plural</u>
are – it refers to a cousin and the narrator, so <u>plural </u>
are – Meeta is singular, but sisters are <u>plural</u>, therefore answer must be used for plural noun
was – even though the jury is consisting of the more than one person, t<u>hey are treated as the singular group</u>
by the rules, both are or is can be used, however, are sounds more natural with the plural noun "books"
was – <u>it refers to the name of the book</u> which is <em>The Midnight's Children</em> not the nook itself, so it is <u>singular </u>
was – it<u> refers to the quality which is singular,</u> not the sarees
is – <u>it refers to the size, a singular</u>, not the curtains
is –<u> it refers to the sum</u>, which is a <u>singular </u>noun
was – each of the candidates is <u>singular</u>
have – Mohit and the friends are <u>plural </u>number of people
is –<u> it refers to the distance</u>, which is a <u>singular </u>noun
was – a women is a <u>singular</u>
<u>This one is not the full question</u>, the full one should be "<em>Neither the teacher nor his students (is/are) in the class</em>" The answer is are because it refers to the <u>plural</u> number of people with teacher and the student<u>s</u>
was – it refers to <u>only one person</u>, as it says "<em>one </em>of the boys", therefore it is <u>singular</u>
