Janet had a cold. She blew her nose every two minutes. Bobby asked the class, "Is there an elephant in here?"
Sarcasm - referring to the frequency of blowing her nose
Ethan sat at the counter making chocolate milk. Jeffery came up and said, "Mmm, that sure looks good."
Indirect request - Jeffery would like some chocolate milk too
Janet, Bobby, Arun and Marco were playing four square. Marco accidentally ran into Janet and she began to cry. "Well aren't you a champ!" he said.
Sarcasm - he was making fun of her crying for falling
Katie was talking with her boyfriend on the phone, and they were obviously fighting about something. Bobby turned to Marco and asked, "Could she be any louder?"
Sarcasm - referring to her loudness and indicating that it is over the top
Mom carried the groceries in from the car while Bob and I played basketball. "Boy, these bags are heavy," she said.
Indirect request - she wanted help carrying in the groceries
Patty was painting a fence while Joey read a book nearby. "This sure is hard work," she said.
Indirect request - she wanted help painting the fence.
It rained on the day of the marathon, and Katie was really disappointed. She remarked, "Great weather we're having," to her best friend Lisa.
Sarcasm - she was commenting on the bad weather and inferring that she wished the weather was nicer
Everybody knew Joey cheated on his math test, but he still waved around his latest A+. "You sure are good at math," Bobby said as he rolled his eyes.
Sarcasm - everyone knows he is not good at math so he has to cheat
Martha and Bob were working on posters. "All my markers ran out of ink," Martha said.
Indirect request - Martha would like to be able to use Bob's markers
Bobby told Jenny, Annie, and Mark, "My mom said I can bring one friend to Disneyland next week." Mark said, "I don't have any plans next week, and I love Disneyland!"
Indirect request - Mark would like to go to Disneyland with Bobby
Joey scored a soccer goal for the opposing team. One of his teammates says "You're the MVP of the game!"
Sarcasm - he is giving Joey a hard time for scoring for the other team
Bella and her sisters are supposed to be cleaning up, but her sisters are playing a video game. Bella says "thanks for all your help."
Sarcasm - she is angry that they aren't helping her
You saw your mom carrying a heavy bag. Your mom said, "I could use some more weight."
Sarcasm - she is annoyed that you haven't helped her with some of the heavy bags
