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

Analyze the question

This is an emphatic stress question. The capitalised word, ADE, carries the stress. The stress falls on the new or corrected information, so the sentence answers a question that got that one detail wrong, or asked about it.

Explain the concept

The emphasised word is the one that contrasts with something in the question. If the question is "Is ___ my youngest brother?" and the answer stresses ADE, then the name in the question must have been different, so the answer corrects it with "ADE, not that person."

Work through the options

• A. "Is Ade my youngest cousin?" The doubtful word is cousin. The answer would stress BROTHER: "Ade is my youngest BROTHER."
• B. "Is Ade my oldest brother?" The doubtful word is oldest. The answer would stress YOUNGEST.
• C. "Is Abu my youngest brother?" The doubtful word is the name Abu. The answer corrects it: "ADE is my youngest brother." This matches the stress.
• D. "Is Ade your youngest brother?" The doubtful word is your. The answer would stress MY.

Answer

Tip

Find the word in each option that differs from the given sentence. The option whose differing word sits in the capitalised position is the answer. Here the name was the only difference, and the capitalised word is the name.