Question

Read the following paragraph:

I must confess I had made a tiny error when I entered the
code in the computer. Although the code had been
intended only to restart the air-conditioning unit, it would
appear that it in fact caused the entire machine to explode
like a can of gasoline.
Which aspect of the paragraph provides the strongest evidence that the
narrator's point of view is that of someone who is trying to make light his own
error?
A. The use of simile to compare the machine to a "can of gasoline"
B. The use of past perfect tense to describe the error he "had made"
C. The use of understatement to describe his "tiny error"
D. The use of passive voice in recounting his intended actions

Answer 1

The use of understatement to describe his "tiny error"

Step-by-step explanation:

He is trying to downplay his mistake to make the situation seem not as bad as it actually is.

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