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In the sentence 'Ngozi sold the car yesterday', the emphatic stress falls on the word sold. Which question does the sentence answer?

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Answer: B. Did Ngozi buy the car yesterday?

Stress on 'sold' singles out that part of the sentence as the new or corrected information.

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