The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The POLICE arrested the suspect.

  • A Did the police placate the suspect?
  • B Who arrested the suspect?
  • C Who did the police arrest?
  • D Did the police arrest the suspect?
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The correct answer is B. Who arrested the suspect?

In responding to questions on emphatic stress, Interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. This means that, the statement that does not have the emphasized word in it is the correct answer. 

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