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Tach Posted 16 years ago
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Sentence stress
I have questions about sentence stress.
Which word in each of the underlined sentences has the strongest stress?
A: "Good job I brought an umbrella. I thought it would rain."
B: "You look tired. Why don't you lie down for a while?"
In sentence A, it is clear that either "thought" or "rain" has the strongest stress. The model answer is "rain", but it sounds strange to me, because "rain" in this context seems no longer new information, with the mention of an unbrella.
In sentence B, I can easily tell either "lie" or "down" must be the answer. But I can't tell which one of these has the stronger stress. I feel they are equally strongly stressed.
I'd appreciate your help. Thank you.
Which word in each of the underlined sentences has the strongest stress?
A: "Good job I brought an umbrella. I thought it would rain."
B: "You look tired. Why don't you lie down for a while?"
In sentence A, it is clear that either "thought" or "rain" has the strongest stress. The model answer is "rain", but it sounds strange to me, because "rain" in this context seems no longer new information, with the mention of an unbrella.
In sentence B, I can easily tell either "lie" or "down" must be the answer. But I can't tell which one of these has the stronger stress. I feel they are equally strongly stressed.
I'd appreciate your help. Thank you.
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I have bolded the sentence stress in these contexts: A: "Good job I brought an umbrella. " B: "You look tired. " The second has double stress.
- I have bolded the sentence stress in these contexts: A: "Good job I brought an umbrella.
- " B: "You look tired.
- " The second has double stress.
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I agree with your assessment.I have bolded the sentence stress in these contexts:
A: "Good job I brought an umbrella. I thought it would rain."
B: "You look tired. Why don't you lie down for a while?"
The second has double stress.
A: "Good job I brought an umbrella. I thought it would rain."
B: "You look tired. Why don't you lie down for a while?"
The second has double stress.
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