The following question pairs contain both rising and falling intonation, depending on whether they contain a “question word” or whether they are “yes/no” questions. The first question of the pair has rising intonation, and the second has falling intonation.
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yes/no question |
question words |
1. |
Do you↗ teach? |
What do you↘ teach? |
2. |
Did you see the↗ movie? |
When did you see the↘ movie? |
3. |
Do you know that↗ guy? |
How do you know that↘ guy? |
4. |
Did you buy the↗ car? |
Where did you buy the↘ car? |
5. |
Do you work↗ there? |
Why do you work↘ there? |
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