Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:
The treatise critiqued the rheme in the syntactical arrangement of propositions.

Correct option is C

The highlighted word is rheme (a linguistics term: the part of a sentence that provides new information, often contrasted with theme).

A homonym must have the same pronunciation but a different meaning.

• Options A, B, D all use rheme in the same linguistics sense (same meaning), so they are not homonyms.

• Option C uses rheme as if it were something that can swim—clearly intended to represent a different meaning (i.e., the “fish/creature” sense). That makes it the only homonym-use among the choices.

Answer: (C)

Note: In real English usage, “rheme” is not a standard homonym for a swimming thing (that would be “ream” or “reamer” etc., not “rheme”). But within this MCQ set, C is the only option that changes the meaning, so it’s the examiner's intended correct answer.