[Grammar] Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

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DOGAN GUNES

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Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

A quarter to eight.
She can speak Spanish.
The book that I want.
Where does the bus go?
How do you do?
I bought a present for my brother.
 

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Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

A quarter to eight.
She can speak Spanish.
The book that I want.
Where does the bus go?
How do you do?
I bought a present for my brother.
She can speak Spanish.
3. The book that I want.
4. Where does the bus go?
5. How do you do?
6. I bought a present for my brother.

I am very confused. You have posted 11 sentences but the last 5 are the same as numbers 2 to 6.
 

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I am very confused. You have posted 11 sentences but the last 5 are the same as numbers 2 to 6.

Sorry...that was my fault.I edited the sentences again.;-) Could you please help me now?
 
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Please try yourself first.
 

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Please try yourself first.

How do you think that I didn't try? I wrote this message after trying a lot of times...
 

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Please give your answers- we don't answer assignments. We will discuss things, but we don't spoonfeed answers.
 

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Please give your answers- we don't answer assignments. We will discuss things, but we don't spoonfeed answers.

O.K...understand.:up: I respect your rules and here are my answers:

A quarter to eight.
She can speak Spanish.
The book that I want.
Where does the bus go?
How do you do?
I bought a present for my brother.

Can you please tell me my mistakes?
 

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You're right, though, for example, in #2 and #5 you could stress the verb in some contexts- contradicting someone for example. However, in most contexts, they would not be stressed. I think you could take it further- what about I?
 
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