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Do(es)/Did/etc in statements

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:21 am
by Annerd
Hello, I would love to know why there are these words put in sentences like 'I did read this book'.

Re: Do(es)/Did/etc in statements

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:18 am
by Alan
It is emphatic. In this case, the auxiliary (do/did) takes the sentence stress.