English grammar questions, answered by Alan
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hanuman_2000
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by hanuman_2000 » Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:12 am
Sir,
I do want you to come to the party.
Here "do" is used to show emphasis.
I could not understand the meaning of "show Emphasis".
Please explain a little bit.
Thanks.
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by Alan » Tue Nov 02, 2004 1:33 pm
'Emphasis' is 'highlighting' - when an important word is pronounced with greater force than surrounding words in order to draw the listener's attention to it.