The stressed syllables are written in capital letters. Informative

Analyze the question: You are asked to choose the correct stress pattern for the word "informative" (in-FOR-ma-tive).

Explain the concept: The word comes from the verb inform (in-FORM), which has stress on the second syllable. Adding the suffix -ative (as in informative) does not change the stress on the base. Words ending in -ive generally keep the stress on the root rather than on the suffix, so the stress does not fall on the last syllable.

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1. Break the word into syllables: in-for-ma-tive (4 syllables).
2. The base verb is inFORM, where the stress is on the second syllable "FORM".
3. In informative, the stress stays on that same syllable: inFORmative.
4. Check the other options: • B. informaTIVE: stress on the last syllable. The suffix -ive is not stressed, so this is wrong. • C. INformative: stress on the first syllable. The prefix in- is unstressed here, so this is wrong. • D. inforMAtive: stress on the third syllable. This is the pattern for words like comMUnicative or deCLAraTIVE in some cases, but not for informative. This is wrong.

Answer: The correct stress pattern is inFORmative, which is option A.

Tip: When a word is built from a verb with a suffix like -ative, check the stress of the base verb first (inFORM → inFORmative). Similar examples: conSERVE → conSERvative, preSERVE → preSERvative.