The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates. Taiwo SAILED to London.

Step 1: Analyze the question The capitalised word SAILED carries the emphatic stress. In this type of question, the stressed word is the new or corrected information. The sentence answers a question that gets that one element wrong or asks about it.

Step 2: The concept (emphatic stress) Emphatic stress highlights the part of the sentence that contrasts with what someone assumed or asked. For example:

• Taiwo sailed to London (stress on Taiwo) answers "Did Ade sail to London?"
• Taiwo sailed to LONDON answers "Did Taiwo sail to Brazil?"
• Taiwo SAILED to London answers a question about the mode of travel, such as "Did Taiwo fly to London?"

Step 3: Test the options

• A. Did Taiwo fly to London? The mode of travel is in question, and the reply "Taiwo SAILED to London" corrects it (not flew, but sailed). The stress on sailed fits.
• B. Did Taiwo sail to Brazil? The doubt is about the destination, so the stress would fall on London.
• C. Did Taiwo sail to London? This would be answered with a plain yes, with no contrast, so the stress would not be on sailed specifically.
• D. Where did Taiwo sail to? This asks about the place, so the stress would be on London.

Step 4: Answer The emphasis on sailed contrasts with another means of travel, "fly". The correct option is A.

Tip: Ask yourself, "What is being corrected?" Find the option that changes only the capitalised word's idea (here sailed becomes fly) while keeping everything else the same. That option is the answer.