Concept:Emphatic stress is used to highlight a particular word in a sentence, and the correct response question is the one that contrasts with that stressed word.
Explanation:In the given sentence, the word
TENANT is written in capital letters, so it receives the emphatic stress.
This means the speaker is stressing that the landlord refused to eject the
tenant, not someone else.
To make this the natural answer, the question must contain a different word in place of
tenant.
Look at the options.
Option A contrasts
caretaker with
landlord.
Option B repeats the same idea and does not contrast
tenant.
Option C changes
eject to
accept, which contrasts the action, not the person.
Option D asks:
Did the landlord refuse to eject the guest?The natural reply would be:
No, the landlord refused to eject the TENANT.Therefore, option D correctly contrasts
guest with
tenant, making the given sentence the appropriate answer.
Answer:D. Did the landlord refuse to eject the guest?