{"id":94,"date":"2024-04-19T17:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.justwrite.in\/englishcommunication\/chapter\/content-words-function-words-and-stress\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T17:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:41:57","slug":"content-words-function-words-and-stress","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.justwrite.in\/englishcommunication\/chapter\/content-words-function-words-and-stress\/","title":{"raw":"Content words, function words, and stress","rendered":"Content words, function words, and stress"},"content":{"raw":"\n<h2>Content Words<\/h2>\n<iframe title=\"Kaltura Player\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/823192\/sp\/82319200\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/23779101\/partner_id\/823192?iframeembed=true&amp;playerId=kaltura_player&amp;entry_id=1_cqlpvb1h&amp;flashvars[streamerType]=auto&amp;flashvars[localizationCode]=en&amp;flashvars[leadWithHTML5]=true&amp;flashvars[sideBarContainer.plugin]=true&amp;flashvars[sideBarContainer.position]=left&amp;flashvars[sideBarContainer.clickToClose]=true&amp;flashvars[chapters.plugin]=true&amp;flashvars[chapters.layout]=vertical&amp;flashvars[chapters.thumbnailRotator]=false&amp;flashvars[streamSelector.plugin]=true&amp;flashvars[EmbedPlayer.SpinnerTarget]=videoHolder&amp;flashvars[dualScreen.plugin]=true&amp;flashvars[hotspots.plugin]=1&amp;flashvars[Kaltura.addCrossoriginToIframe]=true&amp;&amp;wid=1_ofuljury\" width=\"400\" height=\"285\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\nNouns, verb, adjectives and adverbs are usually stressed in sentences.\nPrepositions, articles and conjunctions are usually not stressed.\n\nYou can usually understand the main ideas if you focus on the content words, too!\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_93\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"264\"]<img class=\"wp-image-92 \" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.justwrite.in\/englishcommunication\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/04\/lasse-bergqvist-ro3H4mJIArA-unsplash-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"In a kitchen, flames are rising from a pan next to a person. \" width=\"264\" height=\"264\"> Photo by lasse bergqvist on Unsplash[\/caption]\n<ul>\n \t<li>FIre KItchen<\/li>\n \t<li>FIre in KItchen<\/li>\n \t<li>FIre in the KItchen<\/li>\n \t<li>a FIre in the KItchen<\/li>\n \t<li>There\u2019s a FIre in the Kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[caption id=\"attachment_93\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"208\"]<img class=\" wp-image-93\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.justwrite.in\/englishcommunication\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/04\/sun-gd6628a4c8_640-150x150.png\" alt=\"weather forecast symbol for snow\" width=\"208\" height=\"208\"> Image by marcos101 from Pixabay[\/caption]\n<ul>\n \t<li>SNOW exPECted FRIday<\/li>\n \t<li>SNOW is exPECted FRIday<\/li>\n \t<li>SNOW is exPECted on FRIday<\/li>\n \t<li>the SNOW is exPECted on FRIday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>B. 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