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The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits...

English Language
JAMB 2002

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.

The man BOUGHT the newspaper.

  • A. Is this the newspaper which the man bought?
  • B. Did the man read the newspaper?
  • C. Who bought the newspaper?
  • D. What did the man buy?
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Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation

In answering questions on emphatic stress, the correct answer is usually the one that contradicts the statement.

option A clearly state the newspaper was bought by the man

option B has emphasis on the word read

option C has its emphasis on the person who bought the paper

option D has its emphatic stress on what was bought (newspaper).  All the options except B has the emphasis of buying the newspaper. Therefore option B best explains the above statement.


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