Speak the following declarative sentences with falling intonation and stress the highlighted words. 1. The room looks cleaner now. 2. You always talk too much. 3. You leave your clothes all over the house.
Each sentence should be spoken with falling intonation (pitch dropping at the end) and emphasis on the highlighted words.
Sentence 1: 'cleaner' and 'now' - emphasizing the improvement in room condition.
Sentence 2: 'always' and 'too much' - emphasizing the frequency and extent of talking.
Sentence 3: 'all over' - emphasizing the scattered nature of the clothes.
The stressed words are content words that carry the main meaning of each sentence.
Explanation
This exercise practices sentence stress on content words. Content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) carry meaning and are stressed, while function words (articles, prepositions, pronouns) are typically unstressed in natural speech.
Solution Steps
Use falling intonation (pitch dropping at the end) for declarative sentences
Stress content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) that carry main meaning
Sentence 1: Emphasize 'cleaner' and 'now' to highlight room improvement
Sentence 2: Emphasize 'always' and 'too much' to stress frequency and extent
Sentence 3: Emphasize 'all over' to highlight scattered placement of clothes