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JAMB Use of English 2002 Question 66

Question 66

Emphatic Stress and Intonation

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence: He travelled ONLY 20 kilometres before his car stopped

  1. A.Did he travel only 20 kilometres after his car stopped?
  2. B.Did he travel exactly 20 kilometres before his car stopped?
  3. C.Did you walk only 20 kilometres before the vehicle stopped?
  4. D.Did he travel more than 20 kilometres before his car stopped?
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (Did he travel more than 20 kilometres before his car stopped?)

Explanation

Stressing ONLY says the distance was no more than 20 km, so it answers someone who thought he travelled more than 20 km.