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Sentence Stress: Need Cash New Phone
Sentence Stress: Need Cash New Phone
Sentence Stress: Need Cash New Phone
Sentence Stress
In their citation form, every word has a lexical stress or more. However,
when they occur in context some of them are not stressed at all and may
even take a weak vowel (i.e. .?+
h+
t+
H+
T.). It is convenient to think that
there are two classes of words: those that carry more meaning and those
whose function is more grammatical and less loaded with information.
Imagine that you get these two text messages: which is the more
informative?
2. Look at these highlighted words from the text and choose the correct alternative:
a. Was in line 1 rhymes with: Oz fuzz neither.
b. Can in line 2 rhymes with: man American bun barn.
c. For in line 3 rhymes with: four chauffeur neither.
d. That in line 6 rhymes with: Albert hat heart.