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JAMB and WAEC English Language questions: Emphatic stress and intonation

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All topicsClauses and sentence structure · 37Cloze passages · 50Comprehension and summary · 50Concord (subject-verb agreement) · 51Consonant sounds · 39Emphatic stress and intonation · 30Idioms and figurative expressions · 59Lexis and structure · 60Oral forms · 6Prepositions and phrasal verbs · 48Pronouns and reference · 36Question tags · 32Rhymes · 22Sentence interpretation · 56Summary · 7Tenses and verb forms · 51Vowel sounds · 47Word classes · 33Word stress · 38Words nearest in meaning · 85Words opposite in meaning · 85

  1. Question 1· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    In 'The meeting is on FRIDAY', the stressed word answers which question?

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  2. Question 2· Emphatic stress and intonation· WAEC

    In 'My SISTER bought the red car', the word in capitals carries the emphasis. Which question does the sentence answer?

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  3. Question 3· Emphatic stress and intonation· WAEC

    'MY brother bought the car.' (stress on MY) The sentence answers the question:

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  4. Question 4· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    In the sentence 'Musa bought rice at the market', the emphatic stress falls on the word rice. Which question does the sentence answer?

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  5. Question 5· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    In the sentence 'Musa bought rice at the market', the emphatic stress falls on the word market. Which question does the sentence answer?

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  6. Question 6· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    The word in capitals carries the emphatic stress: 'The teacher PRAISED the boy.' Which question does the sentence answer?

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  7. Question 7· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    In the sentence 'Musa bought rice at the market', the emphatic stress falls on the word Musa. Which question does the sentence answer?

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  8. Question 8· Emphatic stress and intonation· WAEC

    'Ngozi bought TWO books.' (stress on TWO) The sentence answers the question:

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  9. Question 9· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    The word in capitals carries the emphatic stress: 'Kemi travelled to Abuja on MONDAY.' Which question does the sentence answer?

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  10. Question 10· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    In 'Musa bought a NEW car', the word in capitals answers which question?

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  11. Question 11· Emphatic stress and intonation· WAEC

    'We will travel on SATURDAY.' (stress on SATURDAY) The sentence answers the question:

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  12. Question 12· Emphatic stress and intonation· WAEC

    'Bola's FATHER is a pilot.' (stress on FATHER) The sentence answers the question:

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  13. Question 13· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    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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  14. Question 14· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    In 'ADA wrote the letter', the stressed word answers which question?

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  15. Question 15· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    In the sentence 'Tunde broke the plate', the emphatic stress falls on the word Tunde. Which question does the sentence answer?

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  16. Question 16· Emphatic stress and intonation· WAEC

    In the sentence below, the word in capitals carries the emphatic stress. Which question does the sentence answer? Ngozi sold the BOOKS at the fair.

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  17. Question 17· Emphatic stress and intonation· WAEC

    'Musa ATE the rice.' (stress on ATE) The sentence answers the question:

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  18. Question 18· Emphatic stress and intonation· WAEC

    In the sentence below, the word in capitals carries the emphatic stress. Which question does the sentence answer? Tunde BORROWED the bicycle.

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  19. Question 19· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

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

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  20. Question 20· Emphatic stress and intonation· JAMB

    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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