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Which sentence is an example of a pun?


A.I want to look for my watch, but I can never seem to find the time.
B.By making cupcakes for them, I can kill two birds with one stone.
C.It is often wise to keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
D.She explained the novel so well that she hit the nail on the head.
She did not help with dinner because too many cooks can spoil the broth.

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A

It is a pun because of the double meaning of 'finding the time'. The usual sense is that you have no time for something. But here there is also the second meaning of not being able to find your watch, which is also 'the time'.
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The sentence which is an example of a pun from the answer choices is; Choice A; I want to look for my watch, but I can never seem to find the time.

Which sentence is ana example of a pun?

A pun, otherwise known as paronomasia, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. The ambiguities in discuss can arise from the intentional use of homophonic, homographic, metonymic, or figurative language.

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