She will send a BAG to him today.

Analyze the question

In emphatic stress questions, the capitalised word in the answer is the new or corrected information. The question that fits is the one that differs from the statement in that word only. Everything else in the question matches the statement.

Concept

Emphatic stress highlights the part of a sentence that answers or corrects what was asked. For example:

• Question: "Will she send a shirt to him today?"
• Answer: "She will send a BAG to him today." (Not a shirt, a bag.)

Step-by-step solution

The statement is: She will send a BAG to him today.

The stressed word is BAG, so the question must contain a different item in the place of "bag", with everything else unchanged: she, send, to him, today.

• A. "Will he send a bag to him today?" This changes the subject (he vs. she). The stress would fall on SHE, not BAG. ✗
• B. "Will she send a bag to her today?" This changes the receiver (her vs. him). The stress would fall on HIM. ✗
• C. "Will she send a shirt to him today?" Only the object changes (shirt vs. bag), so the stress falls on BAG. ✓
• D. "Will she send a bag to him tomorrow?" This changes the time (tomorrow vs. today). The stress would fall on TODAY. ✗

Answer: C

Tip: Find the capitalised word, then look for the option where only that word is different. The option that has the same words everywhere except for that one slot is the answer. Options that change other words test other stress positions, so they are the distractors.