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The first intonationgroup has generally the lowfalling nu
clear tone. The lowrising nuclear tone of the final intonation
group, or tag, shows that the speaker is not certain of the facts
expressed in the first part of the question. An answer is expect
ed.
e. g. I rang you up yesterday.
You were
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meeting your
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wife, |
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weren’t you?
— Yes, I was.
The lowfalling nuclear tone of the tag shows that the speak
er is certain of the facts expressed in the first part of the ques
tion. No answer is expected.
e. g. I saw you at the station.
You were
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meeting your
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wife, |
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weren’t you?
She looked so young and happy.
EXERCISES
12. a) Listen carefully to the following conversational situations.
Concentrate your attention on the intonation of the replies:
Verbal Context
Drill
What a very nice house!
Yes, isn’t it?
I rather like Mary.
Very pleasant, isn’t she?
James has quite a lot of talent.
Yes, hasn’t he?
And how do you like our weather? It’s very changeable, isn’t it?
You’ve broken the nail on this
Yes, I have, haven’t I? Be ca
finger rather badly.
reful with my right thumb,
it’s a bit painful.
You mustn’t rely on this clock.
It gains, doesn’t it?
We told him about your success.
He was surprised, wasn’t he?
Arthur’s coming home today.
He’s
due here at ten, isn’t he?
But they only got blue or green.
Blue’s all right, isn’t it?
Peggy wants to stay at home.
That doesn’t matter, does it?
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