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Davidrock65 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

stress

0daycare center, sore throat, washing machine, vacuum cleaner, candy store, sleeping bag, yellow box02br
01i00Do I have to stress the first word or the second word? 02br
02i00I asked a few friends of mine from America and Canada. 02br
00One of them says I should stress the second word for words like washing machine or sleeping bag, because washing and sleeping are gerunds served as adjectives.02br
00One says I should stress the second when the first word is composed of two or more syllables.02br
00The other says it doesn't matter because English doesn't have tones as Chinese does.02br
00 I AM VERY CONFUSED!!02br
00Thanks for help! 0-
  

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  • 0daycare center, sore throat, washing machine, vacuum cleaner, candy store, sleeping bag, yellow box02br 01i 00Do I have to stress the first word or the second word?
  • 02i 02br 02br 01font 02br 00In my opinion: the second.
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