English LanguageEmphatic stress and intonationJAMB
In the sentence 'Ngozi sold the car yesterday', the emphatic stress falls on the word yesterday. Which question does the sentence answer?
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Answer: D. Did Ngozi sell the car today?
Stress on 'yesterday' singles out that part of the sentence as the new or corrected information.
An AdmitMe practice question, written for the JAMB syllabus. Not an official past question.