Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 18
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Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The cat DEVOURED the rat
Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers' July salary in September.
Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children
Choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable.
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.
impossible
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demarcation
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edition
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hair
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tangerine
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patch
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village
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book
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I wanted to know his political beliefs, so l asked him what........
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...........she didn't trust him, she married him.
_______your parents frown _______our friendship, we shouldn't see each other anymore