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Difficulty: MediumEmphatic Stress

The courageous librarian QUICKLY retrieved the ancient manuscript from the burning archive.

Which of the following options represents the question to which the sentence above is the appropriate answer?

  1. Did the courageous librarian hesitantly retrieve the ancient manuscript from the burning archive?Answer
  2. B
    Did the fearless archivist quickly retrieve the ancient manuscript from the burning archive?
  3. C
    Did the courageous librarian quickly retrieve the modern blueprint from the burning archive?
  4. D
    Did the courageous librarian quickly retrieve the ancient manuscript from the flooded basement?

Answer

Did the courageous librarian hesitantly retrieve the ancient manuscript from the burning archive?
Emphatic stress on 'QUICKLY' indicates that the manner of the action is the focus of contrast. The sentence serves as an explicit response to a statement or question suggesting an opposing manner, such as doing it 'hesitantly', while keeping all other information in the sentence unchanged.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the word carrying emphatic stress in the given sentence.
The word printed in full capital letters is 'QUICKLY', indicating stress on the manner of action.
Emphatic stress is used in spoken English to give special prominence to a word, contrasting it with an alternative or correcting a misconception.
2
Select the question that specifically contradicts the capitalized word.
The question asking if the librarian retrieved the manuscript 'hesitantly' directly contrasts with 'QUICKLY'.
All other sentence components (subject, verb, object, location) must remain identical in the eliciting question.

Key Concept

Emphatic Stress Focus and Contrast
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