UNIT 7. ИНТОНАЦИЯ ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЙ, НАЧИНАЮЩИХСЯ ОБОРОТОМ
«THERE + ТО BE». INTONATION OF SENTENCES WITH "THERE + TO BE".
В предложениях, начинающихся оборотом "there + to be", обстоятельство места,
как правило, неударно или полуударно и не образует отдельную синтагму.
Обстоятельство места, стоящее перед оборотом "there + to be", обычно произносится
восходящим тоном и выделяется в отдельную синтагму. Например:
There is a ˎtable on the left.
On the ˏleft | there is a ˎtable.
Exercise I. Read the sentences, observe the correct pronunciation.
1. There are twelve months in a year. 2. There are four seasons in a year. 3. There are
sixty minutes in an hour. 4. Is there a farm beyond the forest? 5. Are there any mistakes in
your dictation? 6. On my table there are two exercise-books and a text-book. 7. In a fortnight
there are two weeks. 8. In a month there are four weeks. 9. Are there thirty days in
November? 10. Is there a blackboard in the room? 11. There are some flowers on the window.
12. Under the window there is a radiator.
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