Algyptalian Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Sentence stresses
I'm trying to identify sentence stresses, and im not sure how you would go about it. I seem to identify them, but it seems to me that the stresses would be different depending on how you say the sentence.
For example, with the following sentences:
1) Would you mind closing the window?
What would you say the stresses are? I think its "would", "closing", and "window".
2) His name's on the tip of my tongue
what would the stresses be here? I would say "name's", "tip", and "tongue".
3) She's a generous person
What are the stresses here? I would say "generous", and "person".
Have i correctly identified the stresses in each of the sentences? And if not, what are the stresses and why?
I would appreciate the help.
For example, with the following sentences:
1) Would you mind closing the window?
What would you say the stresses are? I think its "would", "closing", and "window".
2) His name's on the tip of my tongue
what would the stresses be here? I would say "name's", "tip", and "tongue".
3) She's a generous person
What are the stresses here? I would say "generous", and "person".
Have i correctly identified the stresses in each of the sentences? And if not, what are the stresses and why?
I would appreciate the help.
Top answer
Stresses come on syllables. If a word has one syllable, then it can be stressed in a sentence. If it has more than one syllable, then one or more of these may be stressed.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
0
Stresses come on syllables. If a word has one syllable, then it can be stressed in a sentence. If it has more than one syllable, then one or more of these may be stressed.
And, yes, we can say a sentence with unusual stress patterns to emphasize an element of that sentence.
The normal stresses are boldfaced:
1) Would you mind closing the window?
And, yes, we can say a sentence with unusual stress patterns to emphasize an element of that sentence.
The normal stresses are boldfaced:
1) Would you mind closing the window?
00
Thanks a lot for the reply. That was really helpful. However, after visiting:
http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/sentence-stress.htm
I read the following:
Sentence stress is what gives English its rhythm or "beat". You remember that word stress is accent on one
http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/sentence-stress.htm
I read the following:
Sentence stress is what gives English its rhythm or "beat". You remember that word stress is accent on one
0