JAMB English Language 2019 Objective — Question 55

Question 55 of 60 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Eagles WON the Match — emphatic stress

A. what did the Eagles win?
B. did the Eagles lose the match?Correct
C. Did the Eagles win the tournament?
D. who won the Match?

Explanation

Placing emphatic stress on 'WON' highlights the fact/result of winning as the new or contested information, so the natural question this answers is whether the Eagles won the tournament/match, matching (B) — (A), (C) and (D) would correspond to stress on different words (Eagles, Match) instead.

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