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In the question, "What were you thinking?"Â
the content words are WHAT and THINKING. The Â
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other words are function words and aren'tÂ
normally stressed. But a pronoun could be Â
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emphasized for contrast. Our intonationÂ
falls because this is a wh- question.
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What were you thinking?
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Our tone can change depending on theÂ
situation. Listen carefully. Guess who Â
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I might be talking to and what I might beÂ
feeling. Share your ideas in the comments.
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What were you thinking?
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What were you thinking?
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What were you thinking?
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Get creative. Say the questionÂ
three times three different ways.
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