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Difficulty: EasyEmphatic Stress

In the sentence below, the word printed in CAPITAL LETTERS carries emphatic stress.

Uncle Jude bought a RED bicycle for his nephew.

Which of the following options contains the question that elicits this statement?

  1. Did Uncle Jude buy a blue bicycle for his nephew?Answer
  2. B
    Did Uncle Jude buy a red motorcycle for his nephew?
  3. C
    Did Uncle Jude sell a red bicycle for his nephew?
  4. D
    Did Cousin Jude buy a red bicycle for his nephew?

Answer

Did Uncle Jude buy a blue bicycle for his nephew?
The sentence places emphatic stress on the adjective 'RED'. The correct contrastive question must question or contradict only this stressed word. Asking whether the bicycle was 'blue' contrasts specifically with 'RED' while keeping 'Uncle Jude', 'bought', 'bicycle', and 'for his nephew' completely intact.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the word carrying emphatic stress in the given sentence.
The word 'RED' is capitalized, indicating that it carries emphatic stress.
Emphatic stress is used to highlight a specific word for contrastive focus.
2
Determine the required contrastive question.
The correct question must contradict ONLY the stressed word ('RED') while retaining all other sentence elements unchanged.
An emphatic stress question queries the specific piece of emphasized information.
3
Evaluate the options to find the correct contrastive question.
The question asking if Uncle Jude bought a 'blue' bicycle directly challenges the color 'RED' while keeping every other word in the original sentence identical.
Only this option isolates and questions the emphasized adjective.

Key Concept

Emphatic Stress and Contrastive Focus
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Emphatic Stress

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