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GST 111 English Suprasegmentals: Syllable, Stress, and Intonation SN-3 Objective Question
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In a pair like 'EXport' (noun) and 'exPORT' (verb), what does the stress placement signal?
Options
A The number of syllables.
B The syntactic category or word class.
Correct Answer
C The vowel quality.
D The historical origin of the word.
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

In noun-verb pairs, stress placement signals the syntactic category: if the word is a noun, it carries stress on the first syllable; if it is a verb, stress falls on the second syllable.

Hint

The stress tells you if the word is being used as a noun or a verb.

Question Info

Course: GST 111
Topic: English Suprasegmentals: Syllable, Stress, and Intonation SN-3
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 966 of 1604
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