Question

which are examples of puns? select three options. its pointless to write with a broken pencil. early to bed means early to rise. the poor, old cow was udderly exhausted. a penny saved is a penny earned. that lightning storm was just shocking.

Explanation:

A pun is a play on words, often using homophones or words with multiple meanings.

• "It’s pointless to write with a broken pencil" uses "pointless" (a broken pencil has no point) as a pun.
• "The poor, old cow was udderly exhausted" uses "udderly" (a homophone of "utterly") related to a cow's udder.
• "That lightning storm was just shocking" uses "shocking" (related to lightning's electric shock). The other options are proverbs or statements without wordplay.

Answer:

A. It’s pointless to write with a broken pencil.
C. The poor, old cow was udderly exhausted.
E. That lightning storm was just shocking.