Question

e.g. Mike, this is Adams.

In this sentence, Mike and Adams are content words, so they are stressed.
What about 'is'? 'Is' is a verb. Verbs are content words, which are stressed. I know that a verb is stressed in a sentence. Do we have to stress 'is' in e.g.?

Answer 1

John, this cannot be a complete sentence unless you delete the "e.g."

What is the entire context of this phrasing? (Context = the sentences around this)

If you delete the "e.g." --

Mike = noun, person being spoken to
this = pronoun referring to Adams, subject of sentence
is = linking verb
Adams = noun, predicate noun

If you're referring to HOW you would pronounce this, I'll re-write it below, with the stressed syllables in bold.

<b>Mike,</b> this is <b>Adams</b>.

Let me know if this does or doesn't answer your question.

=)

Answer 2

Thank you. Do you mean 'is' is not stressed? How about the follwoing?

1. How are you?
2. Yes, they are.

In the two sentences, I think the verb 'are' is stressed.

Answer 3

Yes, you're right. In those last two sentences, the verb "are" is stressed. But not in the sentence of introduction. The names are the only words stressed in that particular sentence. In fact, "this is" actually sounds like this: "this'z" -- we don't even pronounce the "i" in "is."