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English, 28.05.2021 19:40, marioshadowman12

Read the sentence below: I was quite shell shocked when I learned my pet turtle had died.

Which correctly explains the pun in this sentence and the word or words on which it is built?

Shell shocked—a turtle has a shell

I learned—a cold way of describing a death

Pet turtle—turtles are not often pets

Had died—a hint that this might not be true

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