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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
stress
A: Gee, I’m really sorry. I didn’t realize it was that loud.
B: Maybe you can put a pillow over it or something.
In the sentence B, if you put a stress on either 'pillow' or 'over', which do you put?
B: Maybe you can put a pillow over it or something.
In the sentence B, if you put a stress on either 'pillow' or 'over', which do you put?
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In sentence B, you are suggesting a way to muffle the sound by putting something ‘over’ it. The “or something” would replace the pillow, so I would emphasize the pillow. Mentally, you are saying “…put a pillow over it or a cushion, or a blanket, or whatever.
- In sentence B, you are suggesting a way to muffle the sound by putting something ‘over’ it.
- The “or something” would replace the pillow, so I would emphasize the pillow.
- Mentally, you are saying “…put a pillow over it or a cushion, or a blanket, or whatever.
- So ‘stress the changeable object’.
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In sentence B, you are suggesting a way to muffle the sound by putting something ‘over’ it. The “or something” would replace the pillow, so I would emphasize the pillow. Mentally, you are saying “…put a pillow over it or a cushion, or a blanket, or whatever.
So ‘stress the changeable object’.
So ‘stress the changeable object’.
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