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JAMB Use of English 2002 Question 69

Question 69

Emphatic Stress and Intonation

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

  1. A.Is this the newspaper which the man bought?
  2. B.Did the man read the newspaper?
  3. C.Who bought the newspaper?
  4. D.What did the man buy?
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (Did the man read the newspaper?)

Explanation

Stressing BOUGHT corrects the action, answering 'Did he read it?'.