WAEC - English Language (2024 - No. 130)
In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A-D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.
We left for MAKURDI yesterday.
Did we leave for Lagos yesterday?
Did we arrive from Markurdi yesterday?
Did they leave for Markurdi yesterday?
Did we leave for Markurdi today?
Explanation
Emphatic stress refers to placing greater emphasis on a specific word within a sentence. This technique can be used for emphasis, clarification, or to correct a misunderstanding expressed in a question. In this context, the response serves to clarify an error made in the question. Therefore, the question that corresponds to the answer is the one that contains a mistake. The word that receives stress in the response is the corrected one, meaning that the question must present an alternative to the word highlighted in capital letters.
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