The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence. The man BOUGHT the newspaper.

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Use of English - 2002 Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.

The man BOUGHT the newspaper.

Answer Details

In answering questions on emphatic stress, the correct answer is usually the one that contradicts the statement.

option A clearly state the newspaper was bought by the man

option B has emphasis on the word read

option C has its emphasis on the person who bought the paper

option D has its emphatic stress on what was bought (newspaper).  All the options except B has the emphasis of buying the newspaper. Therefore option B best explains the above statement.

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