Question

Which sentence is an example of zeugma?

A. Regarding his accent, my father always said, “You can take the boy out of Georgia, but you can’t take Georgia out of the boy.”

B. On our family’s trip to South Africa, we tried many new, fantastic dishes we had never had before, including one called bobotie.

C. The general demanded more boots on the ground to assist with the aftermath of the hurricane.

D. The fire was finally extinguished, along with my dreams of opening a Mediterranean restaurant.

Answer 1

D. The fire was finally extinguished, along with my dreams of opening a Mediterranean restaurant.

Step-by-step explanation:

A zeugma is a figure of speech in which one word applies to two other words, but in different senses. Here. the word "extinguished" is applied to the fire, in the way that the fire was literally put out, but also to this person's dream, in the way that their dream was crushed.