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Question
Study the following sentences and underline the part which receives emphasis
That did not surprise me, however, because I had always thought her dreams were no more than a stratagem for surviving.
Solution
That did not surprise me, however, because I had always thought her dreams were no more than a stratagem for surviving.
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