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For each of the following state which part of the capitalized you would stress.

i)The Cabinet Secretary for Tourism says the PROSPECT is good for the industry.

ii)Mohamed Ashad doesn't RESPECT authority.

iii)We MANAGED to reach home before midnight.

iv)There is no ACCESS to my bedroom through the main sitting room.

v)The police officer COMMANDED me to stop.

Answers

i)first syllable

ii)Second syllable

iii)First syllable

iv)First syllable

v)Second syllable

marto answered the question on September 29, 2017 at 10:52

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