englisch:stressing-what-you-want-to-say
Stressing what you want to say
- Add extra stress (Betonung) to these sentences.
- Have a look at the example in the first line of the table to understand how to do the exercise.
Unstressed sentence | Sentence with extra stress added. | ||
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Example I need a hot shower now. | Example I really need a hot shower now. OR What I need now is a hot shower. |
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1 | I think that Cary likes Tom a lot. | 1 | I think that Cary does like Tom a lot. OR I think that Cary really likes Tom a lot. |
2 | [annoyed]: You always take my mp3-player. | 2 | You’re always taking my mp3-player. |
3 | Sarah, not Tom broke the window. | 3 | It was Sarah, not Tom, who broke the window |
4 | Please come on Saturday. | 4 | Please do come on Saturday. |
5 | Teacher: You haven’t done your HW. ▶ Ted: Yes, I did it. | 5 | … ▶ Ted: Yes, I did do it. |
6 | ▶ I’m useless with computers. I can’t even send an e-mail. | 6 | ▶ I’m absolutely useless with computers. |
7 | You don’t need make-up. ▶ You need some sleep. | 7 | You don’t need make-up. ▶ What you need is some sleep. |
8 | I’m really tired of this: ▶ You never clean up after you. | 8 | … ▶ You’re never cleaning up after you. |
9 | A: I can’t believe she said that. ▶ B: Yes, she said it. | 9 | … ▶ B: Yes, she did say it. |
10 | We met on Tuesday, not on Wednesday. | 10 | It was on Tuesday that we met (not on Wednesday). |
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