A dependent clause is a clause that cannot stand on its own and make sense which is why it requires an independent clause to give it meaning.
He says that he is rich, but not in the material sense. He is rich because he is finally free. He doesn't have to work anymore or get beaten, and he has Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer as friends, which is another blessing for him.
The instances of situational irony most likely occurred in the passage in:
- The aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but he does not.
- The aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but he is not.
Situational irony occurs when the opposite of a particular expected outcome happens.
Although the passage is incomplete, i can infer that the passage you are referring to is from <em>The Storyteller</em> which talks about the conversation between a young boy and his aunt about the movement of sheep to another pasture.
Situational irony is used when the boy <u>refuses to accept </u>his aunt's explanation and also when the boy is <u>uninterested in the cows.</u>
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I'd say I guess C. asking the advice of a reference librarian
