Question 58
GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2022
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ENGLISH_LANGUAGE
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objective
The following sentence is given without stress marks:
"The committee will record the results tomorrow."
Provide the phonemic transcription in IPA, indicate the primary stress for each content word, and explain the rule you used to assign the stress.
(Use /ˈ/ for primary stress.)
Answer Options
A.
/ðə kəˈmɪti wɪl ˈrɪkɔːd ðə ˈrɪzʌlts təˈmɒrəʊ/\nPrimary stress: (committee) on second syllable /kəˈmɪti/, (record) on first syllable /ˈrɪkɔːd/, (results) on first syllable /ˈrɪzʌlts/, (tomorrow) on second syllable /təˈmɒrəʊ/. Rule: Two‑syllable nouns receive stress on the first syllable, two‑syllable verbs on the first syllable, adverbs stress second syllable.
Correct Answer
B.
/ðə kəˈmɪti wɪl rɪˈkɔːd ðə rɪˈzʌlts təˈmɒrəʊ/\nPrimary stress: \(committee\) on second syllable /kəˈmɪti/, \(record\) on second syllable /rɪˈkɔːd/, \(results\) on first syllable /ˈrɪzʌlts/, \(tomorrow\) on second syllable /təˈmɒrəʊ/.\nRule: Two‑syllable nouns ("committee", "results") receive stress on the first syllable, whereas two‑syllable verbs ("record") receive stress on the second syllable; the adverb "tomorrow" follows the typical stress pattern of stress on the second syllable.
C.
/ði ˈkɒmɪti wɪl rɪˈkɔːd ðə rɪˈzʌlts ˈtɒməʊʊ/\nPrimary stress: (committee) on first syllable /ˈkɒmɪti/, (record) on second syllable /rɪˈkɔːd/, (results) on first syllable /ˈrɪzʌlts/, (tomorrow) on first syllable /ˈtɒməʊʊ/. Rule: Content words generally stress the first syllable unless they are verbs, which stress the second
D.
/ðə ˈkɒmɪti wɪl ˈrɪkɔːd ðə rɪˈzʌlts təˈmɒrəʊ/\nPrimary stress: (committee) on first syllable /ˈkɒmɪti/, (record) on first syllable /ˈrɪkɔːd/, (results) on second syllable /rɪˈzʌlts/, (tomorrow) on second syllable /təˈmɒrəʊ/. Rule: Two‑syllable nouns receive stress on the first syllable, two‑syllable verbs on the first syllable, and adverbs follow typical stress patterns.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
/ðə kəˈmɪti wɪl rɪˈkɔːd ðə rɪˈzʌlts təˈmɒrəʊ/\nPrimary stress: \(committee\) on second syllable /kəˈmɪti/, \(record\) on second syllable /rɪˈkɔːd/, \(results\) on first syllable /ˈrɪzʌlts/, \(tomorrow\) on second syllable /təˈmɒrəʊ/.\nRule: Two‑syllable nouns ("committee", "results") receive stress on the first syllable, whereas two‑syllable verbs ("record") receive stress on the second syllable; the adverb "tomorrow" follows the typical stress pattern of stress on the second syllable.
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This is
Gce Model Questions Vol1
2022
English Language
Question 58.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2022
Gce Model Questions Vol1
English Language
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
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