Concept:Word stress refers to the emphasis placed on a particular syllable when pronouncing a word. In English, each word has a primary stress pattern that changes the meaning or correctness of pronunciation.Explanation:The word "starvation" has three syllables: star-va-tion. Its phonetic transcription is /stɑːˈveɪʃən/, where the primary stress mark (ˈ) appears before the second syllable "va". Therefore, the stress falls on the second syllable: star'vation. Syllable division: star (first) – unstressed, va (second) – stressed, tion (third) – unstressed. Among the given options, only "star'vation" correctly places the primary stress on the second syllable.Answer:Option C (star'vation) is the correct answer.