<span>The correct answer is D. The phrase "whose origin was a Terminus" is a paradox because it's a contradictory statement that somehow manages to be true. The fact that Jack's beginning (origin) occurred at an end (Terminus) is a paradox. The statement is also a pun because by using the words "origin" and "Terminus," Lady Bracknell (the speaker of this line) is using the same words that train conductors used to describe their stops. The word "origin" was used to describe the first stop on a route, and the word "Terminus" was used to describe the final stop on the route. Therefore this line contains both a paradox and a pun. </span>
Its a verb that acts as a noun.
<em>An adverb is a word that modifies a verb or an adjective.</em>
The most common use of the semicolon is to join two independent clauses without using a conjunction like and.
So the answer is
D. Cats can be crazy at night; the moon can set them off.
