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JAMB Use of English 2012 Question 98

Question 98

Emphatic Stress and Intonation

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates: The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children.

  1. A.The children heard the story from the traditional chief.
  2. B.Who narrated the story to the children?
  3. C.The children could not listen to the story by the traditional chief.
  4. D.Did the chief hide the story from the children?
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (Did the chief hide the story from the children?)

Explanation

Stressing NARRATED answers a question about what the chief did with the story, e.g. whether he hid it.