Question

Mark the stressed syllable in the sentence


1. These excellsnt novels belong to my grandmother.
2. Do you have a pen to lend ?
3. Open your book to page number 165
4. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains.
5. When i reached the station, the train had left.

Answer 1

Sentence stress is what gives English its rhythm or ""beat"".

You remember that word stress accents on one syllable within a word.

Sentence stress accents on certain words within a sentence.

1. Excellent Novels and Grandmother.

2. Pen and Lend

3. Book, Page, Number and 165

4. Rain, Spain and Plains.

5. Station, Train and Left.