Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options.

The stressed are written in capital letters
departmental

a

DEpartmental

b

dePARTmental

c

departMENtal

d

departmenTAL

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c

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DrUche
4 years ago

B is correct not C.
Anyone in doubt should consult a standard dictionary.

Love2morrow
3 months ago

C is actually correct.Some may provide stress rules
,but note that not all stress rule applies to every word.From both Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries departMENtal is correct,but: "dePARTment" is correct without "al".

Classicboymoses
4 years ago

They are correct, C is correct ✍️ 👽

Ezehking1
4 months ago

pls the answwr is b not c even the ai confirmed it

sanipro
8 years ago

C is the answer. because a word that ends with al, ty,cy or gy stress pattern comes from the second to the last syllable.

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