In each of the following sentences, the word that resolves the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the options letters A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.
Daddy plays TENNIS on Saturday afternoons
Daddy plays TENNIS on Saturday afternoons
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Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Emphatic stress is the placement of greater stress on a particular word in a phrase or sentence. In this case, the word wife is emphasized to correct a mistake that has been made in the question. To find the appropriate question to the response: Daddy plays TENNIS on Saturday afternoons, you have to find the question that has a word that is different from the emphasized word/ the word in capital letters. The correct question is:
D. Does Daddy play cricket on Saturday afternoon?
No. Daddy plays TENNIS on Saturday afternoon.
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Emphatic stress is the placement of greater stress on a particular word in a phrase or sentence. In this case, the word wife is emphasized to correct a mistake that has been made in the question. To find the appropriate question to the response: Daddy plays TENNIS on Saturday afternoons, you have to find the question that has a word that is different from the emphasized word/ the word in capital letters. The correct question is:
D. Does Daddy play cricket on Saturday afternoon?
No. Daddy plays TENNIS on Saturday afternoon.
There is an explanation video available below.