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:
Halima completed the engineering project YESTERDAY.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Did Halima complete the engineering project last week?
- Step 1: Stress on 'YESTERDAY' emphasizes the precise time the action concluded. Step 2. It directly contradicts a question asking whether she completed the project at a different time, such as last week. Answer: Did Halima complete the engineering project last week? Why not the others: The other questions question the person (Amina), the action (abandon), or the task (architecture assignment).
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