WIFE: Yes. ____The store had a big sale. ____ Everything was half price. ____ HUSBAND: What did you do buy now? ____ WIFE: I bought this blouse for thirty dollars. ____ Isn’t it stunning? ____ HUSBAND: Yes, it’s stunning. ____ I’m the one that’s stunned. ____ WIFE: Do you like the green hat ____ or the red one? ____ HUSBAND: I like the cheaper one. ____ WIFE: I also bought a belt ____, scarf ____, dress ____ and shoes. ____ HUSBAND: Stop it! ____ I’m afraid to hear any more. ____ Do we have any money
left? ____ WIFE: Yes, dear, we have lots of money left. ___ I saved two hundred dollars
on my new clothes, so I bought a set of golf clubs. HUSBAND: Really? ____ I always said you were a great shopper! ____
Mark the correct intonation arrows of the following multiple-phrase sentences.
Example: 'Do you 'want ˏcoffee, ˏtea, ˎor milk?
We enjoy swimming, hiking, and tennis.
Is a barbecue all right if it doesn’t rain?
If it rains tomorrow the game is off.
Is he sick? I hope not.
Please bring me the hammer, nails, and scissors.
Do you like grapes, pears and plums?
May I leave now, or should I wait?
He’s good at maths, but not spelling.
Call me later, if it’s not too late.
Will you visit us if you’re in town?
Read the following sentences aloud, pausing where indicated. Underline the sentence in each pair that is correctly marked for pauses.
Example: I finished my homework // and watched TV.
I finished // my homework and watched TV.
Meet me at the bus stop // after you’re done.
Meet me at the bus // stop after you’re done.
Bill Brown the mayor will // speak tonight.
Bill Brown // the mayor // will speak tonight.
Please // clean your room // before leaving.
Please clean your // room before leaving.
The truth is I don’t // like it.
The truth is // I don’t like it.
He was there // for the first time.
He was there for // the first time.
Charles Dickens // the famous author // wrote David Copperfield.
Charles Dickens the famous author wrote // David Copperfield.
Where there’s a will // there’s a way.
Where there’s a // will there’s a // way.
Do unto others as // you would have them do // unto you.
Do unto others // as you would have them // do unto you.
Patrick Henry said // “Give me liberty // or give me death.”
Patrick Henry // said “Give me // liberty or give me death.”
