Answer to Question #184591 in English for Faith

Question

1. Read the sentence below,paying particular attention to the underlined words.which syllable of the underline words carry the primary stress?give a reason for the stress placement you have provided for each word

A.the faction agreed to ,a,second the motion of impeachment at the ,b,second parliamentary session.

2.indicate the syllable division for the word "appreciate". How would you explain the syllable division in this word to someone who wants to understand how to divide syllables in the english language?

3.stress can also occur on whole words or phrases in order to express different meanings.read the sentence below aloud two times.in the first reading put the stress on the pronoun "I" and in the second reading,place the stress on the auxiliary verb "am".as you listen to yourself reading the sentence,what meaning is conveyed by the shift in the stress? "I am speaking".

Answer 1

1.'second,sec'ond

2.How many syllables are in appreciate:4

Appreciate into Syllables:ap-pre-ci-ate.

Separate prefixes and suffixes from root words.

examples: pre-view, work-ing, re-do, end-less, & out-ing

Are two (or more) consonants next to each other?

Divide between the 1st and 2nd consonants.

examples: buf-fet, des-sert, ob-ject, ber-ry, & pil-grim

Never split 2 consonants that make only 1 sound when pronounced together and aren't the same letter (i.e., 'ff').

examples: th, sh, ph, th, ch, & wh

3. When 'I' is stressed it basically means you are alerting people you want to start the act of speaking.

When 'am' is stressed it basically means no other person should be speaking other than you.