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JAMB Use of English 2009 Question 100

Question 100

Emphatic Stress and Intonation

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates: My father READ the newspaper.

  1. A.Did my father steal the newspaper?
  2. B.Who read the newspaper?
  3. C.What did my father read?
  4. D.Whose father read the newspaper?
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (Did my father steal the newspaper?)

Explanation

Stressing READ corrects the action, so it answers 'Did my father steal the newspaper?'