English Grammar - Homonyms and Homophones

English Grammar
English Grammar - Homonyms and Homophones

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The fanon rested on the Pope's shoulder during Mass.


Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The fanon rested on the Pope's shoulder during Mass.

Options:

  1. The theologian lectured on the fanon's origin in Rome.
  2. The tailor stitched the edge of the fanon carefully.
  3. The critic analyzed Fanon's theory of postcolonial identity.
  4. The cardinal wore the fanon over his chasuble.

Right Answer: The critic analyzed Fanon's theory of postcolonial identity.

A homonym is a word spelt or pronounced like another but carrying an entirely different meaning and origin. In the given sentence 'fanon' is the ecclesiastical vestment, a cape or shoulder covering worn by the Pope during solemn Mass. Options one, two and four all keep the word in that same liturgical sense, referring to its origin, its stitched edge and a cardinal wearing it. Option three instead uses 'Fanon' as the surname of Frantz Fanon, the postcolonial theorist, an unrelated word that merely sounds the same. Hence option three is correct.

This question is part of English Grammar - Homonyms and Homophones, which has 7 practice questions with answers.

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