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Difficulty: MediumEmphatic Stress

Complete the contrastive question below so that it correctly elicits the emphatic stress in the given statement.

Answer:Statement: The experienced OCEANOGRAPHER meticulously mapped the underwater trench off the coast of Fiji.

Question: Did the experienced 【cartographer】 meticulously map the underwater trench off the coast of Fiji?

Answer

A different profession or specialist title (such as 'cartographer', 'geologist', or 'biologist') replacing the emphasized word 'OCEANOGRAPHER'.
In Oral English emphatic stress, the correct contrastive question must substitute the stressed capitalised word ('OCEANOGRAPHER') with an alternative noun (such as 'cartographer' or 'geologist'). This prompts the response: 'No, the experienced OCEANOGRAPHER meticulously mapped the underwater trench...'

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the word receiving emphatic stress in the statement.
The word 'OCEANOGRAPHER' is written in capital letters, indicating that it carries emphatic stress.
Emphatic stress highlights the specific information being asserted or contrasted in spoken English.
2
Determine the required contrastive focus for the question.
The question must contradict ONLY the stressed subject noun ('OCEANOGRAPHER') while leaving all other details (adverb, verb, object, location) identical.
A contrastive question elicits a denial of the incorrect detail and affirmation of the stressed word.
3
Select an appropriate contrastive substitution for the blank.
Inserting a different occupational noun (e.g., 'cartographer' or 'geologist') creates a valid contrastive question.
Asking if a cartographer mapped the trench causes the speaker to correct the title by emphasizing 'OCEANOGRAPHER'.

Key Concept

Emphatic Stress and Contrastive Focus
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