Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
departmentalize?
departMENtalize
dePARTmentalize
DEpartmentalize
departmenTALIZE
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in the word DEPARTMENTALIZE "ment" and "lize" are suffixes, thus the root word is DEPART.
Depart is a verb and as we all know, bisyllabic verbs are stressed on the second syllable .
so the answer is B i.e de PART men talize

Number 18. Departmentalize /di:pa:t'mentǝlaiz/
The stress is on ment. The selected answer that you people chose it's wrong. The correct answer is Anot B. My school ng review my answer and change the answer that you chose quickly

ending with "ize" have their stress is on the 4th syllable counting from the end of the word

According to rules for stressing polysyllabic words ize is stressed from the beginning of the word

It's A because every word that end with-al- and -tion- are stressed on the second syllabus from the right side, so removing the suffix (lize) it becomes departmental there the stress is on departMENtal. A is very correct

Number 18. Departmentalize /di:pa:t'mentǝlaiz/
The stress is on ment. The selected answer that you people chose it's wrong. The correct answer is Anot B. My school ng review my answer and change the answer that you chose quickly. Stop giving people wrong answers always add information to why the answer is correct in every subject.

d answer is d . words ending with 'ize' are stressed on d first syllable from d bak

