Exercise 1-9: Inflection CD 1 Track 16
Notice how the meaning changes, while the actual words stay the same.
1 Ididn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it.
2 I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true at all.
3 I didn't say he stole the money. I only suggested the possibility.
4 I didn't say he stole the money. I think someone else took it.
5 I didn't say he stole the money. Maybe he just borrowed it.
6 I didn't say he stole the money, but rather some other money.
7. I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry.
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I |
Ididn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it. It's true that somebody said it, but I wasn't that person. |
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Didn't |
I didn'tsay he stole the money. That'snot true at all. Someone has accused me and I'm protesting my innocence. |
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Say He |
I didn't sayhe stole the money. I only suggestedthe possibility. Maybe I hinted it. Maybe I wrote it. In some way, I indicated that he stole the money, but I didn't say it. I didn't say hestole the money. I think someone elsetook it. I think someone stole the money, only not the person you suspect did it. |
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Stole |
I didn't say he stolethe money. Maybe he just borrowedit. I agree that he took it, but I think his motive was different. |
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The |
I didn't say he stole themoney, but rather some othermoney. We agree that he stole some money, but I don't think it's this money. |
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Money |
I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry. We agree that he's a thief, but we think he stole different things. |
Notice that in the first half of these sentences nothing changes but the intonation. VRepeat after me.
