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JAMB Use of English 2013 Question 99

Question 99

Emphatic Stress and Intonation

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates: Lambusa TOOK OFF the wig.

  1. A.Did Lambusa take off a wig?
  2. B.Did Lambusa take off the ring?
  3. C.Who took off the wig?
  4. D.What did Lambusa do?
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (What did Lambusa do?)

Explanation

Stressing TOOK OFF answers a question about the action, i.e. what Lambusa did.