JUPEBUse of EnglishLexis and Structure

Choose the word in which the primary stress falls on the second syllable.

AphotographyCORRECT
Bphotogenic
Cphotographic
Dphotograph
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Why the answer is A, and why the others tempt you.
In 'photography' the stress falls on the second syllable: pho-TOG-ra-phy. 'Photograph' is stressed on the first syllable, while 'photographic' and 'photogenic' are stressed on the third. The shift of stress within this word family is a regular examination point.
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