Review exercise K : modifying three-word set phrases
When you continue to modify a set phrase, you maintain the original intonation pattern and simply add an unstressed modifier.
1. It's a fingernail clipper. It's a new fingernail clipper.
2. It's a pancake shop. It's a good pancake shop.
3. He's a hot tub maker. He's the best hot tub maker.
4. It's a hard drive holder. It's a plastic hard drive holder.
5. It's a backbone massage. It's a painful backbone massage.
6. It's a playing card rack. It's my beat playing card rack.
7. It's a spotlight bulb. It's a fragile spotlight bulb.
8. It's a phone book listing. It's an unusual phone book listing.
When you continue to modify a set phrase, you maintain the original intonation pattern and simply add an unstressed modifier.
1. It's a fingernail clipper. It's a new fingernail clipper.
2. It's a pancake shop. It's a good pancake shop.
3. He's a hot tub maker. He's the best hot tub maker.
4. It's a hard drive holder. It's a plastic hard drive holder.
5. It's a backbone massage. It's a painful backbone massage.
6. It's a playing card rack. It's my beat playing card rack.
7. It's a spotlight bulb. It's a fragile spotlight bulb.
8. It's a phone book listing. It's an unusual phone book listing.