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Difficulty: MediumEmphatic Stress

The senior archivist RESTORED the damaged historical document. Which of the following questions is answered by the statement above?

  1. A
    Did the junior archivist restore the damaged historical document?
  2. Did the senior archivist destroy the damaged historical document?Answer
  3. C
    Did the senior archivist restore the recent historical document?
  4. D
    Did the senior archivist restore the damaged legal document?

Answer

Did the senior archivist destroy the damaged historical document?
The capitalized word 'RESTORED' carries emphatic stress, which places contrastive focus on the action performed. The statement serves as a natural response or correction to a question asking if a conflicting action (such as 'destroy') took place, while keeping all other information about the senior archivist and the damaged historical document identical.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the capitalized word in the sentence.
The word with emphatic stress is 'RESTORED', which functions as the main verb.
Emphatic stress indicates contrastive focus on the specific word capitalized in the statement.
2
Determine what information a contrastive question must target.
The appropriate question must contradict or question the action 'RESTORED', keeping all other elements (subject, adjectives, object) unchanged.
A sentence with emphatic stress provides a direct correction to a question questioning the stressed element.
3
Select the option that questions only the verb 'RESTORED'.
The question 'Did the senior archivist destroy the damaged historical document?' substitutes 'destroy' for 'RESTORED' while maintaining every other sentence detail.
This creates the exact contrastive context that requires the original statement as a response.

Key Concept

Emphatic Stress and Contrastive Focus
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