Answer:
1) Which areas of the state seem to be affected?
- In order to find out the location of what's going wrong to examine it further.
2) What experts have been consulted on the water quality issue in the state?
- To make sure the water is okay to drink.
3) What water testing has been done to determine if there are water quality issues?
- To have a certain evaluation of the water and its conditions.
The correct answer is "of the children". This adjectival phrase is used to modify and further explain the noun "voices".
Irony is like sarcasm: you can say "oh yeah, that sounds SO fun" and mean "that doesn't sound fun at all"
Irony in a situation is when, for example, you do everything you can to prevent something from happening, but your trying to prevent it is what makes it happen.
It is also a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
