Question

Which of these phrases is an examples of understatement

Answer 1

C is the answer; it is an example of an understatement.

They received a full scholarship but are showing no excitement.

Answer 2

If these are your choices, then C. The full scholarship I received for college is O.K., I guess.  is the answer.

A. I just love it when my baby brother wakes me up crying at all hours of the night!

B. I was so excited about the news that I screamed for hours!

C. The full scholarship I received for college is O.K., I guess.

D. My sister first met her husband in Africa, even though he grew up a block away from us in Cleveland.