The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates. AMINA went to Abuja by air.

Analyze the question

Emphatic stress is placed on a word to highlight the new or contrasting information. It usually answers a specific question. Here, the stressed word is AMINA, so the sentence is emphasizing who went to Abuja by air (as opposed to someone else).

Concept

The question that matches an emphatically stressed word is the one that asks about exactly that piece of information:

• Stress on AMINA → answers "Who went to Abuja by air?"
• Stress on ABUJA → answers "Where did Amina go by air?"
• Stress on AIR → answers "How did Amina go to Abuja?"

Checking the options

• A. Did Amina go to Jos by air? This questions the destination (Jos vs Abuja), so the stress would be on ABUJA.
• B. Is Amina going to Abuja by air? This questions the tense/timing (going vs went), so it does not match.
• C. Who went to Abuja by air? This asks about the person, so the answer is "AMINA went to Abuja by air." ✔
• D. Did Amina go to Abuja by road? This questions the means of transport, so the stress would be on AIR.

Answer

The emphasis on AMINA corresponds to the question asking who did the action, which is option C.

Tip: To solve emphatic stress questions, turn the stressed word into a "wh-" question (who, where, how, when). The option that asks that question is your answer. Alternatively, the other options will each contain a different word being questioned, so eliminate them by spotting which part of the sentence they challenge.