Master Intonation, Rhythm, Linking and TONE! (3)

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English with Jennifer


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In the sentence, "I didn't do it" the content  words are "didn't" and "do." The other words  
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are function words and aren't normally stressed.  However, we might stress the subject pronoun for  
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clarification and emphasis. Our intonation falls  because this is a statement. I didn't do it. Our  
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tone can change depending on the situation.  Listen. Guess who I might be talking to  
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and what I may be feeling. Share  your ideas in the comments.
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I didn't do it.
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I didn't do it.
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I didn't do it.
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Get creative. Say the sentence  three times three different ways.
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