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Zoltán Király Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Word Stress: Be or Become

Hello, In the question "Can I be frank?", is "be" the same as the verb "become"? I know the adjective is stressed, but I'm not sure about the verb be. Does it get stress? k?_na? bi 'fræ?k?
  

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", the verb "be" is not stressed. The primary stress of the sentence is on "frank", as you say. ".

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  • ", the verb "be" is not stressed.
  • The primary stress of the sentence is on "frank", as you say.
  • ".
  • The same in what sense?
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In "Can I be frank?", the verb "be" is not stressed. The primary stress of the sentence is on "frank", as you say.

I don't quite understand what you mean by "is 'be' the same as the verb 'become?". The same in what sense?
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I'm sorry I expressed myself wrong.
I tried pronouncing it. Is it ok?
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Zoltán KirályI tried pronouncing it. Is it ok?
Yes.
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