English LanguageEmphatic stress and intonationJAMB
The word in capitals carries the emphatic stress: 'The teacher PRAISED the boy.' Which question does the sentence answer?
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Answer: A. Did the teacher punish the boy?
Stress on PRAISED contrasts the action, answering a question that suggested a different action.
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