Intonation: Rise, Fall or Partial Fall?

B: It was terrible. I got into a car accident on Route 896.

FALL: Certainty, end of sentence

A: Hi! How was your weekend?

FALL: Wh- Question

A: Sure. How about we go to Chipotle?

FALL: Wh- Question

A: What happened?

FALL: Wh- Question

B: Don't you bring money with you?

FALL: Yes/No Question-- you assume you know the answer (no, he doesn't bring money, so he can't pay for his lunch)

B: Yeah, I'm fine. Do you wanna grab a bite to eat?

FALL: Yes/No Question-- you assume you know the answer (yes, he does want to get lunch with you)

A: Can you loan me some money?

FALL: Yes/No Question-- you assume you know the answer (yes, your friend will lend you money for lunch) or RISE: Yes/No Question (If you don't know if your friend will agree to go to lunch)

B: Some guy ran a red light... and hit me in the middle of the intersection.

PARTIAL FALL/SOMETIMES COMPLETE FALL: done with one thought group (clause), but the sentence isn't over: there's another thought group.

A: No. If I don't bring any money,... no one can steal it from me!

PARTIAL FALL: End of a dependent clause, but will continue the sentence.

B: I came into Newark to go to the library, the grocery store, and the post office.

PARTIAL FALL: Items in a list show you have more to say before the end of the sentence.

B: I was driving home on Route 896... just south of the UD campus.

PARTIAL FALL: pausing in the middle of a sentence before you include more information.

B: I think he was a construction worker... (but I'm not sure).

RISE: Uncertain about whether the information is true.

A: Where?

RISE: Wh- Q asking for repetition

A: Who hit you?

RISE: Wh- Q asking for repetition

A: Are you okay?

RISE: Yes/No Question-- you don't know the answer