Question

Read this sentence from "Uses and Abuses of the Umbrella."

It was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat and to allow one the opportunity to put on British airs as the atmospheric conditions demanded.

Which phrases from this sentence create a comic tone?

Select each correct answer.

"It was made"

"as the atmospheric conditions demanded"

"carried on the arm"

"to allow one the opportunity"

"an enormous ornamental bat"