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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Sentence stress "what's ... like?"

Hi,

Can anyone tell me which word is stressed in each of these sentences?

"What's your new teacher like?"

"What's Jim like?"

"What's he like?"

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

hi.. in dese sentences d words teacher (1st sentence), jim (2nd sentence) nd he (3rd sentence) wil b layed stressed on, coz for example in d first sentence, d question revolves aound d TEACHER, so TEACHER is d main subject of d question and same is d case wid d othr 2 sentences.

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  • hi..
  • in dese sentences d words teacher (1st sentence), jim (2nd sentence) nd he (3rd sentence) wil b layed stressed on, coz for example in d first sentence, d question revolves aound d TEACHER, so TEACHER is d main subject of d question and same is d case wid d othr 2 sentences.
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hi..

in dese sentences d words teacher(1st sentence), jim(2nd sentence) nd he(3rd sentence)

wil b layed stressed on, coz for example in d first sentence, d question revolves aound d TEACHER, so TEACHER is d main subject of d question and same is d case wid d othr 2 sentences.
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