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LouiseB Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Word stress
Can someone please help me with the answers to the below questions: What are the word stress in these sentences-patterns?
1) He asked a question.She wrote a letter.The children ate it.We like our neighbours.
2) He lives in a flat. I've left it at home.He asked me to leave.She's gone to the bank
3) He was wearing a hat.You could call him at work.He can email the file.The explosion was planned.
4) I can't see.A man died.The train left. They don't care
5) I want to stay.It's four o'clock.It's time for tea.She watched the film.
6) I've found it.He's happy.I love him.It's madness!
7) Write it down.What's your name.John was right.Think of me.
1) He asked a question.She wrote a letter.The children ate it.We like our neighbours.
2) He lives in a flat. I've left it at home.He asked me to leave.She's gone to the bank
3) He was wearing a hat.You could call him at work.He can email the file.The explosion was planned.
4) I can't see.A man died.The train left. They don't care
5) I want to stay.It's four o'clock.It's time for tea.She watched the film.
6) I've found it.He's happy.I love him.It's madness!
7) Write it down.What's your name.John was right.Think of me.
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Hello, Louise—and welcome to English Forums. We'd like to see you attempt this kind of assignment yourself, first. Underline the stressed syllables and bold the sentence stress (the main stress of the whole sentence), then post them here and we'l check them for you.
- Hello, Louise—and welcome to English Forums.
- We'd like to see you attempt this kind of assignment yourself, first.
- Underline the stressed syllables and bold the sentence stress (the main stress of the whole sentence), then post them here and we'l check them for you.
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Hello, Louise—and welcome to English Forums.
We'd like to see you attempt this kind of assignment yourself, first. Underline the stressed syllables and bold the sentence stress (the main stress of the whole sentence), then post them here and we'l check them for you.
We'd like to see you attempt this kind of assignment yourself, first. Underline the stressed syllables and bold the sentence stress (the main stress of the whole sentence), then post them here and we'l check them for you.
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Can someone please help me with the answers to the below questions: What are the word stress in these sentences-patterns?
1) He asked a question.She wrote a letter.The children ate it.We like our neighbours.
2) He lives in a flat. I've left it at home.He asked me to leave.She's gone to the bank
3) He was we
1) He asked a question.She wrote a letter.The children ate it.We like our neighbours.
2) He lives in a flat. I've left it at home.He asked me to leave.She's gone to the bank
3) He was we
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You should mark only the stressed syllables:
1) He asked a question.She wrote a letter.The children ate it.We like our neighbours.
2) He lives in a flat. I've left it at home.He asked me to leave.She's gone to the bank
3) He was wearing a hat.You could c
1) He asked a question.She wrote a letter.The children ate it.We like our neighbours.
2) He lives in a flat. I've left it at home.He asked me to leave.She's gone to the bank
3) He was wearing a hat.You could c
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kemsoiit is about speaking, isn't it?Hello, kemsoi—and welcome to English Forums. What else do you think it could be about, besides speaking?
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Hi Louise;
Stress is very important is some poetic forms — Iambic pentameter, for example.
Stress can also change the meaning of a word or the speaker's intention in a sentence..
re-cord (the noun) (Put the record on the phonograph.)
re-cord (the verbm - I will record the TV program.)
con-tent (Happy, satisfied)
con-tent (the th
Stress is very important is some poetic forms — Iambic pentameter, for example.
Stress can also change the meaning of a word or the speaker's intention in a sentence..
re-cord (the noun) (Put the record on the phonograph.)
re-cord (the verbm - I will record the TV program.)
con-tent (Happy, satisfied)
con-tent (the th
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oh, it is amazing! i have barely noticed to that so far. But i find it is very difficult, so how could i mark stresses when i speak?
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The dictionary will mark the syllables and the stress patterns in words and the different definitions (if any.)
If you want poetic stress patterns, listen to a native speaker. Here is a great video about stress patterns:
If you want poetic stress patterns, listen to a native speaker. Here is a great video about stress patterns:
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