Summary: <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://esl.culips.com/Lipservice-prtd/SQT3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><br> </a><br> <a href="https://esl.culips.com/1000/04/13106/"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> Episode description<br> Today we’re talking about stress, word stress. So in a sentence when you’re trying to put emphasis on a word, it can be a little confusing, it can be a little jarring. A little confusing right in the moment when you’re trying to communicate. Well, have you ever been caught stressing an adjective more than a noun? Like, maybe RED car or LARGE jacket.<br> <br> <br> Quick tip takeaways<br> <br> <br> <br> * In a noun phrase, for example, red car, the noun will usually be more stressed or emphasized. In this case, the word car.<br> * In a compound noun that contains an adjective, for example, blackboard or black box, the adjective or the first word is usually stressed.<br> * The only time you stress an adjective more than a noun in a noun phrase is when you are clarifying or comparing. For example: I don’t like the RED jacket, I prefer the BLACK one.<br> <br> <br> <br> Copyright: <a href="http://www.culips.com">Culips.com</a><br> For more information about this episode, visit culips.com.<br>
