JAMB - English Language (2002 - No. 43)
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.
The man BOUGHT the newspaper.
The man BOUGHT the newspaper.
Is this the newspaper which the man bought?
Did the man read the newspaper?
Who bought the newspaper?
What did the man buy?
Erläuterung
In answering questions on emphatic stress, the correct answer is usually the one that contradicts the statement.
option A clearly state the newspaper was bought by the man
option B has emphasis on the word read
option C has its emphasis on the person who bought the paper
option D has its emphatic stress on what was bought (newspaper). All the options except B has the emphasis of buying the newspaper. Therefore option B best explains the above statement.