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JAMB Use of English 2002 Question 70

Question 70

Emphatic Stress and Intonation

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence: My UNCLE retired from the police

  1. A.Did your brother resign from the police?
  2. B.Did your sister resign from the police?
  3. C.Did your uncle retire from the army?
  4. D.Did your brother retire from the police?
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (Did your brother retire from the police?)

Explanation

Stressing UNCLE corrects who retired; D asks about the brother retiring from the police, with everything else the same.