0
Zoltán Király Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Stress in "I'm on my way to the mall."
Hello, here is the context:
Person A: What’s new with you?
Person B: Nothing much. I’m on my way to the mall. I need some time off!
I know that usually content words are stressed, and stress can be shifted when special emphasis is needed.
I just want to be sure, in the phrase "I'm on my way to the mall" the words that should be stressed are "WAY" and "MALL". Am I right? I'm not sure about the preposition "on", but as far as I know the preposition is a function word and as long as special emphasis is not needed it remains unstressed.
Person A: What’s new with you?
Person B: Nothing much. I’m on my way to the mall. I need some time off!
I know that usually content words are stressed, and stress can be shifted when special emphasis is needed.
I just want to be sure, in the phrase "I'm on my way to the mall" the words that should be stressed are "WAY" and "MALL". Am I right? I'm not sure about the preposition "on", but as far as I know the preposition is a function word and as long as special emphasis is not needed it remains unstressed.
Top answer
Zoltán Király I just want to be sure, in the phrase "I'm on my way to the mall" the words that should be stressed are "WAY" and "MALL". Am I right? Yes.
- Zoltán Király I just want to be sure, in the phrase "I'm on my way to the mall" the words that should be stressed are "WAY" and "MALL".
- Am I right?
- Yes.
- Zoltán Király the preposition is a function word and as long as special emphasis is not needed it remains unstressed.
- Right.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
Zoltán KirályI just want to be sure, in the phrase "I'm on my way to the mall" the words that should be stressed are "WAY" and "MALL". Am I right?Yes.
Zoltán Királythe preposition is a function word and as long as special emphasis is not needed it remains unstressed.Right.
0
Related Questions