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WAEC - English Language (2022 - No. 132)

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.
In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.
In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.
The principal punished the students for being DISHONEST.
Did the teacher punish the students for being dishonest?
Did the principal praise the students for being dishonest?
Did the principal punish the students for being sincere?
Did the principal punish the teachers for being dishonest?

Explanation

Emphatic stress is the placement of greater stress on a particular word in an utterance. This is done for emphasis, clarification or correction. In this case, the response is designed to correct a misapprehension of the questioner. The questioner wrongly assumed that the students were being punished by the principal for being "sincere". The responder corrects this misapprehension by emphasising "dishonest". 

Did the principal punish the students for being sincere?

No. the principal punished the students for being DISHONEST. 

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