Exercise 1-41: Supporting words
For this next part of the intonation of grammatical elements, each sentence has a few extra words to help you get meaning. Keeping the same strong intonation that you used before and add the new stress where you see the bold face. Use your rubber band.
1. The dogs eat the bones every day.
2. The dogs ate the bones last week.
3. The dogs are eating the bones tight now.
4. The dogs will eat the bones if they're here.
5. The dogs would eat the bones if they were here.
6. The dogs would have eaten the bones if they'd been here.
7. The dogs that have eaten the bones are sick.
8. The dogs have eaten the bones every day.
9. The dogs had eaten the bones by the time we got there.
10. The dogs will have eaten the bones by the time we get there.
For this next part of the intonation of grammatical elements, each sentence has a few extra words to help you get meaning. Keeping the same strong intonation that you used before and add the new stress where you see the bold face. Use your rubber band.
1. The dogs eat the bones every day.
2. The dogs ate the bones last week.
3. The dogs are eating the bones tight now.
4. The dogs will eat the bones if they're here.
5. The dogs would eat the bones if they were here.
6. The dogs would have eaten the bones if they'd been here.
7. The dogs that have eaten the bones are sick.
8. The dogs have eaten the bones every day.
9. The dogs had eaten the bones by the time we got there.
10. The dogs will have eaten the bones by the time we get there.