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Question Intonation Patterns Two different intonation patterns for questions: 1.

Use rising intonation when the question can be answered with a yes or a no. Do you live in New or!" #re you $arried" %. Use falling intonation when the question starts with a wh word such as what& when& where& who or how. 'here do you live" 'hat is your $arital status"

()ercises: *unday& 1%+,1+%--. *andra was $urder yesterday night in /ichigan 0ity . 1olice don2t have $any leads& but it2s !nown is that her body was found at 3 a$ today in the $iddle of a road called 4etray 5oad and she had a ring laying over her sto$ach.

6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 6666666666666666 1olice is investigating the death of a couple& /r. *chiefer& ,7 and /is *hiefer& ,8& owners of a big co$pany in the south area of the city.

They were found in bed by their son /i!e around 8 a$. 9e and his sister are living with their grand$other& in $ourning.

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