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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Stressed words
In the following sentence which word is stressed and why?
She's won £50,000 on the lottery.
I hope someone can help. Thank you
She's won £50,000 on the lottery.
I hope someone can help. Thank you
Top answer
Usually, the main stress would be on "£50,000", with a secondary stress on "lottery". This is simply because these are the two most important pieces of information in the sentence. (In special circumstances, other word(s) might be stressed.
- Usually, the main stress would be on "£50,000", with a secondary stress on "lottery".
- This is simply because these are the two most important pieces of information in the sentence.
- (In special circumstances, other word(s) might be stressed.
- )
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Usually, the main stress would be on "£50,000", with a secondary stress on "lottery". This is simply because these are the two most important pieces of information in the sentence.
(In special circumstances, other word(s) might be stressed. For example, if you were talking about a husband and wife and someone said "I heard he's won £50,000 on the lottery" then you might say "(No,) she
(In special circumstances, other word(s) might be stressed. For example, if you were talking about a husband and wife and someone said "I heard he's won £50,000 on the lottery" then you might say "(No,) she
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