Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100
Objects.
In an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would
do what for the listener?
This thinning would materially change the sound of the
drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used
for its original purpose of music-making or calling people
to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. A
musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new
carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north's
political dominance over Central Africa and of allegiance to
Islam. The drum had come to Khartoum at a critical
moment in Sudanese history.
A. emphasize the word's importance and the idea that
follows
B. add emphasis to the following sentence
C. signal that something important has just been repeated
D. add emphasis to the preceding sentence