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select the correct answer.
which sentence is an example of a pun?
oa.
i want to look for my watch, but i can never seem to find the time.
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o b.
by making cupcakes for them, i can kill two birds with one stone.
oc.
it is often wise to keep your friends close and your enemies closer
od.
she explained the novel so well that she hit the nail on the head.
o e.
she did not with dinner because too many cooks can spoil the broth.
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OA. I went to look for my watch, but I can never seem to find the time.

Explanation:

A pun is usually a comical play on the actual statement itself. There usually two elements that are inter connected to each other in some way.

Let's look at A: watch and time correlate since a watch tells time. The statement is ironic the speaker doesn't have his watch, therefore figuratively but maybe actually as well "doesn't have the time". It's therefore a pun.

B: It's a different figurative language technique, but I'm not sure what it is. 100% sure it's not a pun though.

C: it's a metaphor. It's a comparison between two things, in this case the novel was so well explained it had he accuracy of hitting a nail directly on the head.

D: That's just a statement, maybe a poetic quote.