Many students ATTEND lectures everyday.

Analyze the question

This is an emphasis (stress) question. The word in capitals, ATTEND, is the focus of the sentence. The question that the sentence answers must therefore be one where "attend" is the new or contrasting information, and everything else is already stated in the question.

Explain the concept

In oral English, the capitalised word carries the emphasis, and it gives the answer to the part of the question that differs. The rest of the sentence repeats what the question already said.

Show the solution

The sentence is: Many students ATTEND lectures everyday.

Compare each option with it:

• A. "Do many students skip lectures everyday?" Only the verb differs (skip vs attend). The answer "Many students ATTEND lectures everyday" stresses the verb to correct "skip". This fits.
• B. "...attend lectures every week?" Here the focus would be on the time, so the answer would stress EVERYDAY.
• C. "Do many drivers...?" The focus would be on the subject, so the answer would stress STUDENTS.
• D. "...attend concerts...?" The focus would be on the object, so the answer would stress LECTURES.

Only option A matches the emphasis on ATTEND, since the verb is the only element that changes.

Answer: A

Tip: Find the capitalised word in the answer, then pick the question that has a different word in that same position. The question's wrong word is replaced by the stressed word in the answer.