In the following sentence, the word in capital letters has the EMPHATIC STRESS. Choose the question to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer:
Musa drove the BLUE car to Kano yesterday.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Did Musa drive the red car to Kano yesterday?
- Step 1: In emphatic stress questions, the capitalized word ('BLUE') provides contrastive information against a false premise.
- Step 2: The question must challenge the color of the car: 'Did Musa drive the red car to Kano yesterday?'
Answer
Did Musa drive the red car to Kano yesterday?
Why not the others: The other questions challenge the driver ('Ali'), mode of transport ('fly'), or destination ('Kaduna').
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