I can't answer this question. Be a little more specific with your wording please.
We should have considered more security options for our network.
I would go with barb, think of a barbed wire fence and then think of the tip of the arrow. It makes the best match.
C.
since it does not use proper punctuation to combine to thoughts
Answer:
B. In the absence of surprise, a witty remark loses much of its humorous effect.
Explanation:
Answer B
Correct. In the first sentence of the third paragraph, the author makes the claim that “merriment” (amusement) can be produced only by “a sudden impression,” that is, a surprise. In the second sentence of the paragraph, the author advances that claim by using the clause “which is expected” to assert that jests (witty remarks) lacking such an element of surprise (because the audience is expecting them) lose much of their humor and are thus effectively “already destroyed.”