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e. g. “ I’m not ready,” he said.
"Is this for ,me?" he asked with surprise.
If the tail gets longer, it may form a separate intonation-i".up. In
this case it is stressed and is pronounced with the same nuclear
tone as the preceding intonation-group but on a lower pitch level.
e.g. "I'm sorry," | a,gain re,peated the landlord.

The Author's Words Preceding Direct Speech

Models: He > said: | "The play is perfect. "
He said: | "The play is perfect."
He ,said: | "The play is perfect.”
The author's words introducing the direct speech form an
intonation-group and are usually pronounced with the raid-level.
low-falling or low-rising nuclear tone.
Intonation of Enumeration
If a sentence contains enumeration, all non-final intonation groups
are usually pronounced with the Low Rise each being a bit lower
than the preceding one. The final intonation-group is
pronounced with the Low Fall if the choice of enumeration is
exhausted.
In all large towns there are plenty of restaurants, cafes, tea-rooms ,
and inns .
Sequence of Tones. Complex Sentences

If an adverbial clause precedes the principal one and makes a
separate intonation-group, it is usually pronounced with the Low
Rise or Mid-Level as it implies continuation.
e. g. If you want to have a > rest, | go to the country.
If you want to have a , rest, | go to the country.
In case the complex sentence begins with the principal clause
and contains more than one intonation-group both the clauses are
usually pronounced with the low-falling nuclear tone.

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