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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Stress on compound words
1.
A: What number does he live?
B: Twenty - TWO
2.
A: his address is.......
B: Twenty-TWO maple Street.
3.
A: This is a hard-BOILD egg.
Do you put the stress on the second component of the compound words like #1 but not in #2&3 because..?
A: What number does he live?
B: Twenty - TWO
2.
A: his address is.......
B: Twenty-TWO maple Street.
3.
A: This is a hard-BOILD egg.
Do you put the stress on the second component of the compound words like #1 but not in #2&3 because..?
Top answer
1. A: What number does he live at ? B: ' Twenty- ' two ( equal stresses as marked ).
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- A: What number does he live at ?
- B: ' Twenty- ' two ( equal stresses as marked ).
- A: Twenty what?
- B: ' Twenty- " two ( heavier stress as marked ).
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1.
A: What number does he live at?
B: 'Twenty- 'two (equal stresses as marked).
A: Twenty what?
B: 'Twenty- "two (heavier stress as marked).
2.
A: His address is..
B: 'Twenty-'two 'Maple Street. ( 3 equal stresses)
3. A: This is a 'hard-boil
A: What number does he live at?
B: 'Twenty- 'two (equal stresses as marked).
A: Twenty what?
B: 'Twenty- "two (heavier stress as marked).
2.
A: His address is..
B: 'Twenty-'two 'Maple Street. ( 3 equal stresses)
3. A: This is a 'hard-boil
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Yes, that is almost how I would mark them, too. I would not put equal stress on 'training'.
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