Who said this in of pride & prejudice, and what type of irony does it show? “you mistake me, my dear. i have a high respect for your nerves. they are my old friends. i have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.” a. mrs. bennet: situational irony b. mr. bingley: dramatic irony c. elizabeth: proverbial irony d. mr. bennet: verbal irony

The correct answer is:

D. Mr. Bennet: Verbal Irony

Verbal irony is defined as an intentional product of the speaker, and is contradictory to his/her emotions and actions.  Mr. Bennet was asked if he had any compassion abour Elizabeth poor nerves, then he gave her this sarcastic answer, where the author counts on the reader intelligence to understand what Mr. Bennet really wanted to say.

The correct answer is D. Mr. Bennet: Verbal Irony.

Explanation: In Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Mr. Bennet is the father of Jane, Elizabeth, Lydia, Kitty and Mary. He is characterized for his sarcastic humor and his reserved attitude. Moreover, in this excerpt, he resorts to verbal irony to refer to his wife's nerves. Verbal irony occurs when a person says something but that means something else. In the fragment, Mr. Benett says he has respect for Mrs. Bennet's nerves and he calls them 'friends' when he actually does not appreciate them.

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the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.