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JAMB Use of English 2005 Question 92

Question 92

Word Stress

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters: jurisprudence

  1. A.JUrisprudence
  2. B.juRISprudence
  3. C.jurisPRUdence
  4. D.jurispruDENCE
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Answer: C (jurisPRUdence)

Explanation

Jurisprudence is stressed on the third syllable: ju-ris-PRU-dence.