Question

Which sentence gives an example of a pun?(1 point) Responses "Her laughter was like music to my ears." "Her laughter was like music to my ears." "That is a piece of cake!" "That is a piece of cake!" "I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me." "I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me." A person who has a fear of heights becomes a professional mountain climber.

Answer 1

"I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me."

Step-by-step explanation:

let’s take a look at the meaning of pun:

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings; making a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.

The word “struck” in this phrase can be interpreted in two different ways, “struck” as in lightning, or “struck” as in having a thought or idea come to mind.

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