The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates. Musa is STAYING in Enugu.

Analyze the question

Emphatic stress falls on one word in a sentence to show contrast, meaning the speaker is correcting or clarifying that particular word. In "Musa is STAYING in Enugu," the stress on staying suggests the question it answers is about the activity or action: is Musa staying in Enugu, or doing something else (passing through, visiting, etc.)?

Explain the concept

The stressed word answers a question that puts that same word in doubt:

• Musa is staying in Enugu → "Is Musa staying or just passing through?"
• MUSA is staying in Enugu → "Is it Musa or Audu?"
• Musa is staying in ENUGU → "Is it Enugu or somewhere else?"

Check each option

• A. Was Musa staying in Enugu? This questions the tense (was vs. is). The stress would fall on "is/was," so it doesn't fit.
• B. Is Musa going through Enugu? This contrasts going through with staying. The stressed word STAYING answers it: "No, he is STAYING in Enugu." This fits.
• C. Is Musa staying on the outskirt of Enugu? This questions the location (the outskirts), so the stress would be on the place, not on staying.
• D. Is Audu staying in Enugu? This questions the person, so the stress would be on MUSA.

Answer

The correct option is B. The emphasis on STAYING corrects the idea that Musa is merely going through Enugu.

Tip: In emphatic-stress questions, find the stressed word, then pick the option that changes only that word's idea while keeping everything else the same. Here, the options differ in the person (D), the place (C), the tense (A), and the activity (B). Match the stressed word to the part that differs.