I have a treat for you: an updated version of this 20-year-old site.Stress Patterns
can-can't
Pattern
A word is stressed when it's the important piece of information.
| can unstressed |
can stressed |
can't always stressed |
|---|---|---|
Can you do that for
me? |
Can you? Yes, I can. |
Can't you help me with that? Can't you? No, you can't help me with that. No, you can't. |