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Complete the following sentence by writing the word 'record' with its primary stressed syllable in uppercase letters and syllables separated by a hyphen.

Answer:The musician entered the studio to 【re-CORD】 her new album.

Answer

re-CORD
In English stress patterns, two-syllable words that function as verbs take primary accentuation on the second syllable. Therefore, when used as a verb in this sentence, the correct representation is 're-CORD'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the grammatical category of the target word 'record' in the sentence context.
The word follows the infinitive particle 'to', functioning as a verb.
Identifying the part of speech is necessary because disyllabic words like 'record' shift stress based on grammatical function.
2
Apply stress placement rules for disyllabic noun-verb pairs.
Disyllabic verbs typically carry primary stress on the second syllable (re-CORD), whereas disyllabic nouns carry primary stress on the first syllable (RE-cord).
Because 'record' acts as a verb in this context, the stress must be placed on the second syllable.

Key Concept

Grammatical Category Stress Shift in Disyllabic Words
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Word and Syllable Stress

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