Which sentence uses the underlined homonym correctly?
fireflies danced in the knight ( Knight is underlined)
I do knot know him at all ( Knot is underlined)
Janine's baby weighs eight pounds (Weights is underlined)
how do I love you; let me count the weighs ( weighs is underlined)
C?
Yes, C.
thank you
You're welcome.
Yes, the sentence "Janine's baby weighs eight pounds" uses the underlined homonym correctly.
To identify the correct sentence, you need to understand the meaning and usage of the homonyms being used. Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. In this case, the homonym is "weighs" which can be confused with "ways" or "weights".
In the given options, only the sentence "Janine's baby weighs eight pounds" uses the correct form of the homonym. The word "weighs" is used correctly, as it refers to the act of determining the weight of Janine's baby.