Intonation of the Imperative sentences
An imperative sentence serves to induce a person to do something , so it
expresses a command, a request, an invitation. Commands are characterized by a falling tone.
Come to the blackboard! ˙ ˙ .
Requests and invitations are characterized by a rising intonation.
Open the door, please! · .
Intonation of the Interrogative sentences
An interrogative sentence asks a question. It is usually formed by means of inversion
(by placing the predicate before the subject). There are four kinds of questions:
GENERAL QUESTIONS requiring the answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and spoken with a
rising intonation. They are formed by placing part of the predicate (the auxiliary or modal verb) before the subject of the sentence. According to whether they are asked for the first time or repeated, general questions are divided into groups: first-instance questions and second-instance question.
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