Question

Read the following sentences out aloud. Mark them as Type A or Type B according to the rise or fall in the tone.

You may recall that the pitch rises at the end of the statement/question if the speaker is uncertain, and it falls when the speaker is certain.

1. The percentage of women working in banks is rising, isn’t it?
2. You are not going to put this down in writing, are you?
3. The policy calls for a big change in overtime rules, doesn’t it?
4. You visited Tashi last week, didn’t you?
5. The Agra fort was built by Shah Jahan, wasn’t it?
6. I think this will lower the recruitment standards, won’t it?
7. I should go and fetch the groceries, should I?
8. I haven’t read about eight different types of intelligence have you?

Answer 1

1. The percentage of women working in banks is rising, isn’t it? - Type A
2. You are not going to put this down in writing, are you? - Type B
3. The policy calls for a big change in overtime rules, doesn’t it? - Type B
4. You visited Tashi last week, didn’t you? - Type A
5. The Agra fort was built by Shah Jahan, wasn’t it? - Type A
6. I think this will lower the recruitment standards, won’t it? - Type A
7. I should go and fetch the groceries, should I? - Type A
8. I haven’t read about eight different types of intelligence have you? - Type A