JAMB - English Language (2016 - No. 59)
The words in capital letters have the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The car CRUSHED him.
The car CRUSHED him.
Who did the car crush?
Did a car crush him?
What crushed him?
Did the car injure him?
Εξήγηση
In responding to questions on emphatic stress, Interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. This means that, the statement that does not have the emphasized word in it is the correct answer. Option D is the correct answer here because the word ''injure contradicts crushed''.