The pun used in the excerpt causes the reader to
A. realize that Cecily does not like Algernon.
B. think that Algernon is a funny person.
C. realize that Algernon is confused.
D. think that Cecily is a quick-witted person

Read the excerpt from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Algernon. [Raising his hat.] You are my little cousin Cecily, I’m sure.
Cecily. You are under some strange mistake. I am not little. In fact, I believe I am more than usually tall for my age.

D) think that Cecily is a quick-witted person.

Explanation: A pun is a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. In the given excerpt from "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, the pun is in the word "little," Algernon uses it meaning "young" but Cecily interpreted it as "small" the use of this pun causes the reader to think that Cecily is a quick-witted person, because of her quick answer.

IT'S D lol

Explanation:

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.