In what sentence is a homonym used correctly?
A. If you ask me, there's hobby like fishing.
B. How many ours do we have to wait?
C. Karen's new dog had flees.
D. We had chocolate ice cream for desert.
A. doesn't make any sense.
B. and C. are obviously wrong.
D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dessert
The sentence that uses a homonym correctly is:
B. How many ours do we have to wait?
To identify the correct answer, you need to understand what a homonym is. Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings. In this case, "ours" and "hours" are homonyms.
In sentences A, C, and D, incorrect homonyms are used. In sentence A, "hobby" is not a homonym for anything and should be replaced with "hobby" or "pastime". In sentence C, "flees" is a misspelling of "fleas". In sentence D, "desert" should be replaced with "dessert".
Therefore, the correct sentence that uses a homonym correctly is B. "How many ours do we have to wait?", where "ours" is a homonym for "hours".