The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the...

JAMB 2014

The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates. My mother bought a BICYCLE yesterday.

A. When did my mother buy a bicycle?
B. What did my mother buy yesterday?
C. Whose mother bought a bicycle yesterday?
D. Did my mother steal a bicycle yesterday?

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation

In responding to questions on emphatic stress, Interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. This means that, the statement that does not have the emphasized word in it is the correct answer. Option B doesnt have the emphasized word which makes it the correct option

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