Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:
Read the following sentence and determine if the words in bold are homographs or homophones. Then, choose the answer that correctly identifies which type it is and correctly defines what homograph or homophone means.
Mother announced that the plain cream cheese was not to be eaten until we were crossing the plains in Kansas.
A. Homograph; the two words are pronounced the same but have different meanings and sometimes different spellings.
B. Homophone; the two words are written the same but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations.
C. Homophone; the two words are pronounced the same but have different meanings and sometimes different spellings.
D. Homograph; the two words are written the same but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations.
Answer:
C. Homophone; the two words are pronounced the same but have different meanings and sometimes different spellings.
Explanation:
The words "plain" and "plains" are examples of homophones. This means that these words have the same pronunciation, but have totally different meanings, within a sentence. Often, homophone words have the same spelling, or slightly different spellings as is the case for "plain" and "plains", but the real way to identify this type of word is through the same pronoun, but with a different meaning.
Homograph, on the other hand, are words that are written in the same way, but have different meanings.
Francisco is ready to recite his memorized portion of the Declaration of Independence and Border Patrol show up to take him away. Seriously—they just show up at his classroom and that's it, <span>Francisco knows what's going to happen (he's heading back to Mexico), and he's not fighting it. Francisco is about to read one of the most important documents in American history (one that talks about freedom, rights, liberties etc.), and he is just taken away without a say in it; this contrasts the 'rights' that illegal immigrants compared to U.S. citizens, because they aren't always treated humanely.</span>
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"To avoid arousing unnecessary talk, he took from the table the writing in which the millions were renounced, and when he got home locked it up in the fireproof safe."
Scout, in her mature naivete, states what it means quite succinctly:
In Maycomb, grown men stood outside in the front yard for only two reasons: death and politics. I wondered who had died. Jem and I went to the front door, but Atticus called, "Go back in the house."
The reflects the kind of small-town mentality exhibited throughout the story. Men only call you out into your yard to relay the news of a death, or to express support or disapproval for political candidates and causes. Scout doesn't understand the true nature of the mob appearing (although she will later in the chapter), so she asks "who had died." Atticus clearly does understand, as he orders his children back into the house.
Aunt Alexandra does not directly state her thoughts on Tom's innocence of guilt, but she does express her ideas about Atticus defending him. Scout relates that she heard the end of a conversation between Atticus and Aunt Alexandra, in which Atticus tells her that he's:
". . . in favor of Southern womanhood as much as anybody, but not for preserving polite fiction at the expense of human life," a pronouncement that made me suspect they had been fussing again.
I sought Jem and found him in his room, on the bed deep in thought. "Have they been at it?" I asked.
"Sort of. She won't let him alone about Tom Robinson. She almost said Atticus was disgracin' the family Scout.
Thus, it doesn't really matter to Aunt Alexandra whether or not Tom is innocent, or whether or not he gets a fair trial. All she cares about, as she proves time & time again, is the family name. To her, Atticus' defense of a black man is akin to disgrace for an old, established family like the Finches. Of course, she may truly think Tom deserves a fair trial, but she doesn't want her brother to be the one to ensure he gets it.
Hope this helped! (;
