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Nina_Nia Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Stress patterns
Hello,
How can I match stress patterns with these sentences?
A. _ _+_
B._ +_+
C. _ + _ _+
1.Are you coming? (A) The correct asnwer given in the book.
2.I am waiting for Jay.
3.He's on the phone.
4.I'll give you a map.
5.You can't miss it.
6.I'll ask her the way.
7.Can you help us?
8.It isn't far.
9.You are really late!
Thanks
How can I match stress patterns with these sentences?
A. _ _+_
B._ +_+
C. _ + _ _+
1.Are you coming? (A) The correct asnwer given in the book.
2.I am waiting for Jay.
3.He's on the phone.
4.I'll give you a map.
5.You can't miss it.
6.I'll ask her the way.
7.Can you help us?
8.It isn't far.
9.You are really late!
Thanks
Top answer
Well, the sentences that have five syllables (2,4,6,9) must be C, as this is the only stress pattern with five syllables, although I'd say that #9 should have a different stress pattern than what C is. I can understand your difficulty on these, if you're just learning English, as stressing different syllables can actually make the sentence mean different things, what is often referred to as "inflection". I've given you what I believe to be correct for each sentence below, but I still encourage you to read each sentence aloud with the different stress pattern options to see how each one sounds, and make your own choices.
- Well, the sentences that have five syllables (2,4,6,9) must be C, as this is the only stress pattern with five syllables, although I'd say that #9 should have a different stress pattern than what C is.
- I can understand your difficulty on these, if you're just learning English, as stressing different syllables can actually make the sentence mean different things, what is often referred to as "inflection".
- I've given you what I believe to be correct for each sentence below, but I still encourage you to read each sentence aloud with the different stress pattern options to see how each one sounds, and make your own choices.
- Are you coming?
- I am waiting for Jay.
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Well, the sentences that have five syllables (2,4,6,9) must be C, as this is the only stress pattern with five syllables, although I'd say that #9 should have a different stress pattern than what C is.
I can understand your difficulty on these, if you're just learning English, as stressing different syllables can actually make the sentence mean different things, what is often referred to
I can understand your difficulty on these, if you're just learning English, as stressing different syllables can actually make the sentence mean different things, what is often referred to
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