In each of the following questions, the word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given words relate.
Bala ate a slice of BREAD.
- Did Bala drink a slice of bread?
- Did Bala eat a loaf of bread?
- Did Olu eat a slice of bread?
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Did Bala eat a slice of cake?
The correct answer is: D
Explanation
Emphatic stress is the placement of greater stress on a particulate word in a sentence for clarification or emphasis. The question requires you to select the question that incites the response given. The word "bread" is emphasised in the response, and so you are to look for an option that has a word that is different from "bread". The answer is option D because the emphatic stress on BREAD contrasts with cake in the question, thereby validating and emphasizing the word BREAD in the response.
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