Question

Listen to the following utterances and identify the tone associated with each of these.

1. What a wonderful surprise!
2. Do you have white sheets?
3. They are heavy, aren't they?
4. Shut the door.
5. Where do you work?
6. Did they ever tell him the truth? (uncertain)
7. Turn left at the junction.
8. Keep quiet.
9. Leave this column blank.
10. What did the manager say? (with polite deference)
Find whether it is a rising tones or falling tone or falling-rising tone ​

Answer 1

Falling tone

Explanation:

Exclamatory

Answer 2

The tones associated with each sentence are given below:

• The first sentence is exclamatory so the tone is rising.
• The second sentence is a question so the tone is falling.
• The third sentence has a question tag so it is an example of a falling tone.
• The fourth sentence is a command and so the tone is falling.
• The fifth sentence is a wh-question that is in a rising tone.
• The sixth sentence has uncertainty so it is in a rising-falling tone.
• The seventh, eighth, and ninth sentences are commands, so the tone is falling.
• The last sentence has a polite falling tone.

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