Lenore Is Conducting a Study of Verbal Humor Among First-

Multiple Choice

Lenore is conducting a study of verbal humor among first- and second-grade monolingual and bilingual children. Based on existing research, what might she predict with respect to the children's understanding of puns?

A) Neither mono- nor bilingual children should understand puns.
B) The bilingual children should not understand puns; the monolingual children might understand them.
C) The monolingual children should not understand puns; the bilingual children might understand them.
D) Existing research offers no basis for a prediction.