Question

one monday morning at school, anuja made tiesha laugh really hard. when tiesha regained her breath, she said, \anuja, you crack me up!\ anuja wittily replied, \i dont know how you stay intact with all of that cracking up.\ tiesha fell into another fit of laughter, and anuja grinned. what is funny about anujas statement: \i dont know how you stay intact with all of that cracking up\? a. tiesha knows that anuja likes to crack eggs and throw them at her. b. anuja pretends that she does not know why tiesha is laughing. c. tiesha has to wrap herself in tape to keep from breaking apart. d. anuja uses the literal meaning of \cracking up\ to make a joke.

Explanation:

The phrase "cracking up" usually means laughing hard. Anuja uses its literal meaning (like something physically cracking) to make a witty joke.

Answer:

D. Anuja uses the literal meaning of "cracking up" to make a joke