Is "be" stressed in "It must be the storm."
Person A: What happened?
Person B: It must be the storm.
"It", "must", and "the" are function words so I think they get stressed unless stress is shifted to convey a specific meaning.
Storm is certainly stressed because it is a content word.
I'm not sure about "be". Does the word "be" get any stress? It comes after the auxiliary so it may be a main verb here.
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Person A: What happened here ? (Stress on "here", rising intonation) Person B: It must have been the storm . (My natural stress would be on "must" and "storm")
- Person A: What happened here ?
- (Stress on "here", rising intonation) Person B: It must have been the storm .
- (My natural stress would be on "must" and "storm")
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Person A: What happened here? (Stress on "here", rising intonation)
Person B: It must have been the storm. (My natural stress would be on "must" and "storm")
0Zoltán Királyare function words so I think they get stressed
Function words are not stressed. Content words are stressed.
Zoltán KirályIt must be the storm.
It must be the storm.
it; the - no stress ( very slightly more stress on it )
must; be - some stres
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