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Musicgold Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Am I stressing correct words? Jazz Chants 4
Hi,
Could you please check if I am stressing correct words in the following lines from 'Jazz Chants'?
Poem - A Bad day
got stuck in the elevator,
couldn’t take any more.
Do you know Mary?
Do you know Mary? Mary who?
Do you know her little brother?
Do you know her husband Bobby?
Departure
Don’t forget to call me when you get back.
Return
I am so glad you’re back! So am I .
On a diet
First she gave up smoking.
Then she gave up Chocolate cake.
On lazy Sunday mornings she even gave up brunch.
Thank you,
MG.
Could you please check if I am stressing correct words in the following lines from 'Jazz Chants'?
Poem - A Bad day
got stuck in the elevator,
couldn’t take any more.
Do you know Mary?
Do you know Mary? Mary who?
Do you know her little brother?
Do you know her husband Bobby?
Departure
Don’t forget to call me when you get back.
Return
I am so glad you’re back! So am I .
On a diet
First she gave up smoking.
Then she gave up Chocolate cake.
On lazy Sunday mornings she even gave up brunch.
Thank you,
MG.
Top answer
got ' stuck in the '' ele ' vator, .... ( You should not juxtapose text that is not juxtaposed in the original. Surrounding context is very important in determining stress pattern.
- got ' stuck in the '' ele ' vator, ....
- ( You should not juxtapose text that is not juxtaposed in the original.
- Surrounding context is very important in determining stress pattern.
- ) ' couldn't '' take any ' more.
- Do ' you ' know '' Mary?
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got 'stuck in the ''ele'vator,
.... (You should not juxtapose text that is not juxtaposed in the original. Surrounding context is very important in determining stress pattern.)
'couldn't ''take any 'more.
...
Do 'you 'know ''Mary?
'Mary ''who?
...
Do you 'know her
.... (You should not juxtapose text that is not juxtaposed in the original. Surrounding context is very important in determining stress pattern.)
'couldn't ''take any 'more.
...
Do 'you 'know ''Mary?
'Mary ''who?
...
Do you 'know her
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Thank you MM.
Mister Micawber'First she 'gave up ''smoking.I thought that when saying a phrasal verb, we have to stress the preposition part, i.e. up in 'gave up'. Is that correct?
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'Then she 'gave up 'chocolate ''cake.
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I'm sure I didn't say 'have to'. And it's an adverb, not a preposition. But what I am trying to get into your head that there are many contextual factors that influence the flow of stresses through an utterance. There are no absolutes, only tendencies.
'First she 'gave up ''smoking.
'Then she 'gave up 'chocolate ''cake.
'First she 'gave up ''smoking.
'Then she 'gave up 'chocolate ''cake.
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