sarcastic because they're saying something bad helped them do something good
Answer:
Although I polished my dress shoes this morning in preparation for the dance tonight, I have a bad feeling that my pet goat is going to scuff them up beforehand.
I was asked to write a compound sentence using the keyword 'polished,' so that's what I'm going to do.
The pianist gave a polished performance at the concert last night, but I slept through all of it because the sound was so hypnotic.
Explanation: