Choose the option that shows the correct stress pattern for the capitalized noun:
PHOTOGRAPHY
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. pho-TOG-ra-phy on the second syllable
- Step 1: In four-syllable nouns ending in '-graphy', primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable (third from the end).
- Step 2: Counting backward in 'pho-tog-ra-phy': 4th -phy, 3rd -ra-, 2nd -tog-. The second syllable 'TOG' carries primary stress: /fəˈtɒɡ.rə.fi/.
Answer
pho-TOG-ra-phy.
Why not the others: 'PHO-to-graph' stresses the first syllable, but 'pho-TOG-ra-phy' stresses the second.
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