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which of the following sentences contains an oxymoron?
o a. there were so many sites to visit along route 66 that we made frequent stops.
b. a road trip across the united states was something that we wanted to accomplish.
c. we found ourselves in a fine mess after we decided not to follow the map.
d. everyone agreed that someone should find a gas station to fill up the gas tank.
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C. We found ourselves in a fine mess after we decided not to follow the map.

Explanation:

An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which contradictory words are used together.

Answer C contains an oxymoron. The sentence contains the phrase fine mess, contradictory words. Fine is used to describe something of high quality but, in this sentence, it describes a mess.

'twas grand to help you!

the president was the speaker and it was a great part of history.

explanation:

video of the national aeronautic space administration's (nasa) coverage of president john f. kennedy’s address at rice university, houston, texas, concerning the nation's efforts in space exploration. in his speech the president discusses the necessity for the united states to become an international leader in space exploration and famously states, "we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."