An understatement is a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intent
For example, you win 10 million dollars in a lottery. When you tell a news reporter “I am delighted,” you are making an understatement. Similarly, suppose a team loses to its opponent 50 to 0 in a soccer match, and the captain of the team says in a post-match ceremony, “We did not do well,” it is an understatement because he is trying to decrease the intensity of the loss.
An understatement usually has an ironic effect, as an equally intense response is expected in severe situations, but the statement in response is the opposite of what was expected. For instance, your friend returns your new coat with a large wine stain on the front of it. In response, you make an understatement, “It doesn’t look too bad.” Therefore, an understatement is opposite to another figure of speech, hyperbole, which is an overstatement.
ionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.
Answer:
B. Phew! That falling piano nearly landed on me!
Explanation:
An exclamation mark is used to denote or express a sudden, shocking, surprising, or even strong feeling. The exclamation mark is set by the use of the sign "!" after the end of the sentence or word.
Among the given sentences, the correct use of the exclamation is sentence B. In this sentence, the word exclaimed is <em>"phew" </em>which denotes a feeling/expression of relief and also the realization that <em>"the piano almost fell on [the speaker]"</em>. So, the use of the exclamation mark at the end of both words/sentences is the correct construction.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
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It depends on the challenge. If the challenge made them feel good, it could boost confidence, change their personality, and they might also change the ways they do things because they found one way was better than the other. If it made them feel bad, they might start to act distant, be less active
