Choose the sentence that uses a homonym of the underlined word:
He left the watch on the nightstand before sleeping.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
In the original sentence, "watch" refers to a noun meaning a small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.
In the sentence "The guard was assigned to night watch duty" "watch" here refers to the act of observing or guarding (a different noun/verb sense), making it a homonym.
The other three options all use "watch" to mean a timepiece (ticking, digital, or gold), which is the same meaning as the original sentence rather than a homonymic one.