If you were to comment about your pet's health and then your mother followed up with a comment about cleaning out the garage, she would most likely be violating the
A) quality maxim
B) quantity maxim
C) relevancy maxim
D) manner maxim

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Your mother's comment about cleaning out the garage does not relate to the topic of your pet's health, thus violating the relevancy maxim, which dictates that contributions to a conversation should be relevant.

If You Were to Comment About Your Pet's Health and Then