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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Which words do you stress

Hi,

Can you tell me which words you stress in the sentences below?

Let me think about it.
Let me look for it.
Let me pick it up.
Let me pick up the coin.

Generally speaking, do you stress the words in boldface?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Yes: Let me think about it. Let me look for it. Let me pick it up .

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes: Let me think about it.
  • Let me look for it.
  • Let me pick it up .
  • Let me pick up the coin .
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Yes:

Let me think about it.
Let me look for it.
Let me pick it up.
Let me pick up the coin.
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Thank you very much.

So generally speaking, when a verb combines with a preposition, the verb instead of the prepostion is stressed.
But when a verb combines with an adverb, both the verb and the adverb are stressed.
Is that a safe conclusion?
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Generally speaking, yes: the particle of a phrasal verb catches the stress, where the verb catches the stress in a simple justaposition of verb and preposition.
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