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Complete the sentence below by supplying the syllabified form of the word 'export' with its primary stressed syllable written in UPPERCASE according to its grammatical function in the context.

Cevap:In order to boost foreign trade revenues, the manufacturing company plans to 【ex-PORT】 its goods to neighboring countries.

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The correct syllabified form showing primary stress is ex-PORT.
In English phonology, many two-syllable words alter their stress pattern based on their grammatical category. When 'export' acts as a verb, primary stress falls on the second syllable, producing the pronunciation ex-PORT.

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1
Determine the part of speech of the word 'export' in the given sentence context.
In the phrase 'plans to export its goods', 'export' functions as a verb.
The word follows the infinitive marker 'to' and describes an action.
2
Apply the rule for stress placement in two-syllable noun/verb homographs.
Two-syllable verbs typically place primary stress on the second syllable (ex-PORT), whereas two-syllable nouns place stress on the first syllable (EX-port).
English stress rules shift primary stress to the final syllable for verb forms of disyllabic noun-verb pairs.

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Grammatical Function Stress Shift in Disyllabic Words
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Word and Syllable Stress

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