Which line from the passage contains a paradox? A. "There is no use your telling me that you are going to be good," cried Lord Henry, dipping his white fingers into a red copper bowl filled with rose-water. B. Dorian Gray shook his head. "No, Harry, I have done too many dreadful things in my life. I am not going to do any more. I began my good actions yesterday." C. "Civilization is not by any means an easy thing to attain to. There are only two ways by which man can reach it. One is by being cultured, the other by being corrupt." D. "My dear boy," said Lord Henry, smiling,"anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there. That is the reason why people who live out of town are so absolutely uncivilized."

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12 May, 15:00

Which line from the passage contains a paradox? A. "There is no use your telling me that you are going to be good," cried Lord Henry, dipping his white fingers into a red copper bowl filled with rose-water. B. Dorian Gray shook his head. "No, Harry, I have done too many dreadful things in my life. I am not going to do any more. I began my good actions yesterday." C. "Civilization is not by any means an easy thing to attain to. There are only two ways by which man can reach it. One is by being cultured, the other by being corrupt." D. "My dear boy," said Lord Henry, smiling,"anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there. That is the reason why people who live out of town are so absolutely uncivilized."

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Everett · Answer 1

A paradox is a sentence that contains two statements that are true but cannot be true at the same time. From the list of choices, I think the correct answer is option A, "There is no use your telling me that you are going to be good," cried Lord Henry, dipping his white fingers into a red copper bowl filled with rose-water.