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Zoltán Király Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Word Stress: Would you like something to drink?
Hi, this question:
Would you like something to drink?
phonetically looks like:
w?d?u la?k s?m??? t? dr??k?
I read in a book that the last content word gets the most stress. This is the verb 'drink' in our case. Am I right?
w?d?u la?k s?m??? t? 'dr??k?
But we have another verb 'like' and a noun 'something'. Do they need stress as well?
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
Would you like something to drink?
phonetically looks like:
w?d?u la?k s?m??? t? dr??k?
I read in a book that the last content word gets the most stress. This is the verb 'drink' in our case. Am I right?
w?d?u la?k s?m??? t? 'dr??k?
But we have another verb 'like' and a noun 'something'. Do they need stress as well?
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
Top answer
English words often have a secondary stress as well as a primary stress. This affects the sentences, of course. I hear natural stress, to one degree or another, on all the words you mention, with the greatest on drink .
- English words often have a secondary stress as well as a primary stress.
- This affects the sentences, of course.
- I hear natural stress, to one degree or another, on all the words you mention, with the greatest on drink .
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English words often have a secondary stress as well as a primary stress. This affects the sentences, of course. I hear natural stress, to one degree or another, on all the words you mention, with the greatest on drink.
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