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About This Resource
This C1 resource explores grammatical structures that create focus, correction, contrast, identification, and rhetorical prominence. It treats emphasis as a way of reorganizing information, helping learners decide which part of a message should be foregrounded and which information should remain backgrounded.
What You’ll Learn
• Identify the element that carries the intended focus or contrast.
• Compare neutral sentences with grammatically marked emphatic alternatives.
• Use emphasis to support correction, identification, insistence, or contrast.
• Avoid adding emphatic structure when it does not serve the discourse context.
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