Read the passage context below and supply the appropriate syllabified form for each blank. Ensure that primary stress is indicated in UPPERCASE according to standard English rules governing grammatical category shift (verb vs. noun).
Cevap:The committee warned that attempting to 【con-TRACT】 the existing agreement would violate legal regulations, but the board nevertheless signed a new 【CON-tract】 with the supplier.
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Blank 1 requires the verb form 'con-TRACT' (stress on the second syllable), while Blank 2 requires the noun form 'CON-tract' (stress on the first syllable).
In English phonology, disyllabic word pairs that switch functions between noun and verb undergo a stress shift. Following the infinitive particle 'to', the word functions as a verb, placing primary stress on the second syllable ('con-TRACT'). Following the determiner 'a new', the word functions as a noun, shifting primary stress to the first syllable ('CON-tract').
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Grammatical Category Stress Shift in Disyllabic Words