They’re not from here. ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. and everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts. which of the following statements best explains the irony expressed in this excerpt? the narrator is a child and is therefore not in the position to judge any adult’s choice of wardrobe. while the narrator expresses disdain for the tourists’ choice of clothes, their outfits are, in fact, perfectly suitable for church. the man and woman are highly respected natives to the region, while the narrator is not even from the area. the narrator judges the inappropriate attire of the americans while her own behavior is inappropriate as well.

D) The narrator judges the inappropriate attire of the Americans while her own behavior is inappropriate as well.

Explanation: an irony is a state of affairs or an event that seems contrary to what one expects and it often has an amusing result. From the given options, the statement that best explains the irony expressed in the excerpt is the corresponding to option D: The narrator judges the inappropriate attire of the Americans while her own behavior is inappropriate as well, because it seems contradictory that the narrator judges the Americans, while his behavior is also inappropriate.

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the error in the sentence is a "dangling modifier". a dangling modifier is a phrase, word or clause that "dangles" because there is not target to modify. in this case, "after mopping the floor" is the dangling modifier since it has no word to modify. the noun "house" cannot mop the floor; therefore there is a mistake in the writing of the sentence.