In the short story "The Lottery", by Shirley Jackson, there are many instances of irony.
The title is ironic since the idea of a lottery is to win something, in this case, the winner is stoned to death.
The opening description in paragraph one is considered ironic because it introduces the setting by describing the day as "clear and sunny" but it ends with the death of a woman.
In the story, there are also some ironic names such as Mr. Graves and Mr. Summers. While one may think of the summer as something enjoyable, he is in charge of the random killing of a villager every single year.
The correct answer is A.
A subject-verb agreement implies that the subject of the sentence and the verb of the sentence must be in agreement in number.
A pick and shovel ( two things, therefore plural ) <em>are used</em> to remove sand;
When two subjects are joined by <em>and</em>, the verb is plural.
then workers or a crane <em>lifts</em> the artifacts.
When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by <em>or </em>or <em>nor</em>, a singular verb is used. The verb agrees in person and number with the noun nearest to it.
It gives it the suspense or the fear created by the person. It explains why they are scared with vivid details. Hope this helps!
