The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The EAGLES won the match.
A
Did the Eagles lose the match?
B
Who won the match ?
C
What did the Eagles win?
D
Did the Eagles win the match?
Verified Correct Answer: B.
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Emphatic stress is the placement of greater stress on a particular word or phrase in an utterance for the sake of emphasis or clarification. For questions on emphatic stress, the goal is to look for the question that contradicts the stressed word or phrase in the utterance. "Eagles" is stressed in the utterance because it is the answer to the question: "Who won the Eagles?"
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12031)