In the sentence below, the word that recieves the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the…

Analyze the question

This is an emphatic stress question. The capitalised word in the answer sentence shows the new or corrected information. The question that fits is one that is almost identical but has a different word in the position of the stressed word.

Concept

When a speaker stresses a word, they are usually correcting or contrasting it with something said earlier. For example:

• "John must PAY for the broken glass" means "not repair it, not replace it, but PAY for it."

So the question being answered should contain a different action where "pay" now stands.

Step by step

The stressed word is PAY, so we look for the option that has the same sentence except for a different verb in that position.

• A. "Must Jane pay…?" The difference is the name (Jane vs John). That would call for stress on JOHN, so it is wrong.
• B. "Must John repair the broken glass immediately?" Only the verb differs (repair vs pay), so the reply "John must PAY for the broken glass immediately" corrects it. This fits.
• C. "Must John pay for the broken glass immediately?" This is identical to the answer, so there is nothing to contrast. It would be answered with a simple "Yes", not a stressed PAY.
• D. "Must John pay for broken glass immediately?" The only difference is the missing "the", so it would call for stress on THE, which is wrong.

Tip: In emphatic stress questions, find the capitalised word, then pick the option that is the same except for that one word. The stressed word is the correction.