Prof.

Leticia Anabel Núñez

TONICITY - PRACTICE

EXCEPTIONS TO THE LLI Rule

(Final but not nuclear – JC Wells, English Intonation, Chapter 3)

Read the following utterances, identify their structure and locate the nucleus.

How does that handle things?

The Government has a duty to protect people.
This is where we keep our pens and things.
I think I must be seeing things. (I could have sworn I saw Martin.)
Among other things, / it meant we were late.

Good morning, everyone.

Is this your sweater, Jim?
Where’s your handbag, darling?
Have you got your umbrella, Mark?

I’m seeing Melissa this morning.

The trade balance has improved last month.
It’s a bit chilly in here.
It’s pretty wild out there.
Where are you planning to eat this evening?

‘I wonder where he is,’, he complained.

‘Have you got any money?’, she asked.
‘It’s up to the manager,’ declared the secretary.
‘The future lies before us,’ he said sententiously.

He’s quite clever, you know.

Do you find intonation a problem, then?
She’s Italian, I imagine.
It’s obvious, as I anticipated.

We have to leave in five minutes or so.

I don’t understand much.

She can’t stand him, as a matter of fact.

This essay must be re-written, of course.
 Prof. Leticia Anabel Núñez
TONICITY - PRACTICE

How’s the homework going?

They said there were some students waiting.
There’s a bag missing.

We’ve got to get the car fixed.

Along both sides of the road, there were several cars parked.
She’s got her skin burnt.

There’s still some washing to do.

I’ve still got some papers to check.
We have a decision to make.

Where’s the salad I was eating?

I don’t like the red wine you’ve bought.
Look at the shoes she’s wearing.

You need to keep the land wet.

Why don’t you keep your mouth shut?
How can we keep the salad fresh?

The car won’t start.

The ceiling’s collapsed.
The road’s blocked.
The baby’s crying.
There’s a storm coming.

What car do you drive?

Whose books have you borrowed?
Which route shall we take?
How much sugar should I add?
How many languages do you speak?

Put your feet up.

Take your shoes off.
Turn the TV on.