Rising Intonation
Do you like taking this class?
Yes/No Question
He's a good student.
Statement
Are there one or two cells?
Choices
Speaker: So, did you finish the experiment?
Answer: Well, I suppose that...
You like microbiology, don't you?
Questions tags that show uncertainty and require an answer (real questions)
Place the lab sample here.
Command
I have a small, medium, and large tube.
List
Speaker: You couldn't find the samples?
Answer: I don't quite remember...
Have you met the new student?
Yes/No Question
Whose lab coat is this?
Wh- Question
Do you need two or three trials?
Choices
Speaker: Do you want to go to the football game?
Answer: Perhaps we could visit the stadium?
We've finished the group project, haven't we?
Questions tags that show uncertainty and require an answer (real questions)
He thinks he has the perfect method, doesn't he?
Question Tags that are statements requesting confirmation rather than questions.
Was the result positive, negative, or neutral?
List
Speaker: How do you think we should finish the experiment?
Answer: Should we start saving the cells?
Make a question with rising intonation
Is it a yes/no question, or a question tag that shows uncertainty and requires an answer?
Give an example of rising intonation
What type is it (statement, command, wh- question, or a question tag that is a statement requesting confirmation)?
Give an example of rise/fall intonation.
Is it a choice or list?
Give an example of fall/rise intonation.
Is it produced with more hesitation/reluctance or politeness-doubt-uncertainty?