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Wich word is an example of an iambic a) happy b) daybreak c)inspire d) clever

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The correct answer is C. inspire

That is because a iamb is a metric foot in which an unstressed syllable is followed by a stress one. here the words are accented as HAPpy, DAYbrek, inSPire, CLEver, which means that only inspire fits while the other ones are trochees.
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