Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
melodramatic?
MELodramatic
meLOdramatic
meloDRAmatic
melodraMAtic
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follow this rule: cy,fy, g,y ical, ity, ate, cide, libe, meter, ment(as verb)= stress d 2nd syllable from d end of d word
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ic, ion, ial, ian, age, sive, ous (as noun)= stress d 3rd syllable from d end of d word

The answer is D,
Polysyllabic words that have 'i' or 'u' in their last syllable are stressed on the penultimate syllable, i.e second to the last syllable..
An exception to this rule is that polysyllabic words ending with ous are not stressed in the penultimate but antipenultimate syllable, i.e third syllable from the end ...
So for this exact question.. D is the right answer.

Ma, the answer is D because it is a penultimate stress nd a penultimate stress is one before the last







