Listen to the rhythm of the following sentences. Which sentence has three stressed syllables?
A: She ought to know the way by now.
B: She’s gone for a walk in the park.
C: Tell May to come early.
D: I saw him standing all alone.
A: She ought to know the way by now.
B: She’s gone for a walk in the park.
C: Tell May to come early.
D: I saw him standing all alone.
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- Listen to the rhythm of the following sentences. Which sentence has two stressed syllables?
- I admire the way she's still so cheerful after all she has ______. A: gone by B: gone off C: gone through D: gone for
- Which of the following best described my feeling then A: My heart ached when I saw him standing in the courtroom. B: I felt sad at seeing him standing alone in the courtroom. C: I felt sympathy for him when I saw him standing in the courtroom. D: I felt depressed at seeing him standing in the courtroom.
- Which of the following inversion sentence is acceptable? A: Try as might I, I could not bring him round. B: How happy are the children! C: Among the guests was standing Mary. D: Often was she come to my home in the past.
- What's the rhythmic pattern of English?Rhythm in English speech is based on stress. A rhythm unit is formed by a stressed syllable, together with unstressed syllables which may come before that stress and/or after it.