Stress in Sentences

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Did Ying and Yosuke walk to the grocery store to buy food on Monday?

5A)No, They drove.

7B)No, the market.
10 D) No, on Sunday.
4C)No, Ying and Amir did.
1 E) No, but they will.
9 F) No, to buy milk.
 Sentence Stress
At the sentence level, the stress word is the focus.
English users need to concentrate on the stress
word to understand what and how to reply to
utterances. In sentences the stress word can
change from one place to another depending on
the user and the context of the conversation.
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Should Jason fly to Miami to meet his university friends during Christmas?

2A)No, Ali will.

1B)No, but he can.
10 D) No, during Thanksgiving.
9C)No, before the holidays.
4 E) No, to Vancouver.
7 F) No, his boyfriend’s.
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Jong-ah’s teacher will give the class a new project.

1 A)Whose teacher?
2 B)Who will give the project?
5 D) Who will receive a project?
3 C)Has he given her a project?
6 E)What type of project?
7 F) What will she receive?
 
Number Answer
1 F
2 D
3 A
4 G
5 B
6 C
7 E
 Your turn

1) Create one question that has about 10-11 words.

2) Begin with “Can”, “Should”, or “Did”.
3) Then, write 6 possible no answers
For example:
Now, you can show your
Did Samantha watch a movie with her university friends last night? screen, and
1) No, tonight. you can practice with
2) No, we did. your group
3) No, to watch a t.v. show.
4) No, with her work friends.
5) No, but they will.
6) No, with her boyfriend’s.