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In the question, "What did you see?"
the content words are "what" and "see."
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The other words are function words and
aren't normally stressed. Our intonation
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falls because this is a wh- question, an
information question. What did you see?
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However, we could use rising intonation if
we're asking because we didn't understand
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or hear the first time. How we ask this
question depends on the situation. Listen.
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Guess who I might be talking to and what I may
be feeling. Share your ideas in the comments.
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What did you see?
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What did you see?
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What did you see?
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Have some fun. Say this question
three times three different ways.
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