Unit 43. Finding Out or Making Sure?

Questions (1)
Unit 43; Part A
When we ask a question, we might be trying to find out informationthat we don't already know. Alternatively, we might ask a question inorder to make sure that information we think we know is, in fact,correct. Finding out questions usually end with a falling tone: WHAT part of SPAIN were you in ↓? HOW much ARE they ↓? ![]() Making sure questions usually end with a rising or fall-rising tone (for the difference see B): was BRIan there ↑? or: was BRIan there ↓↑? DOESn't she WORK with you ↑? or: DOESn't she WORK with you ↓↑? ![]() However, wh- questions can have a rising or fall-rising tone when they are making sure, and yes-no question can have a falling tone when they are fnding out: WHEN'S your birthday ↑? -"a rising tone shows that I'm checking the date; it might be polite to suggest that I do know but have temporarily forgotten. Have you SEEN her recently ↓? - I don't know whether you have or not |
Unit 43; Part B
![]() Do you WANT to take your COAT off ↓↑? Are you SURE you can MANage that ↓↑? |
Unit 43; Part C
Other kinds of questions can also be used to produce a reply from ahearer. In these, too, we use a falling tone to find out and a rising(or fall-rising) tone to make sure. For example, sentences which askfor assistance with would you mind, perhaps or I wonder usually have a falling tone: Would you MIND holding THIS ↓? I WONder if you could HELP me ↓? ![]() can I HELP you ↓? WHAT can I DO for you ↓? Statements which are intended to produce a reply often have a risingtone because they are usually asking for confrmation of something wethink we already know: You've FINished alREADy ↑? You HAVen't even STARted ↑? |
Exercises
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