Question

One example of punning is when the cobbler tells Marullus ______.

पर्याय

• in respect of

• I can mend you

• why, sir, a carpenter

• nay, I beseech you

Answer 1

One example of punning is when the cobbler tells Marullus I can mend you.

Explanation:

This is a pun because the cobbler uses the word “mend” in two senses. As a cobbler, he can mend shoes, but here he jokingly suggests that he can also “mend” or correct Marullus.