Four-word phrases
Review exercise I: multiple modifiers with set phrases
When you continue to modify a set phrase, you maintain the original intonation pattern and simply add an additional stress point.
1. It's a short fingernail. It's a really short fingernail.
2. It's a banana pancake. It's a tasty banana pancake.
3. It's a leaky hot tub. It's a leaky old hot tub.
4. It's a new hard drive. It's a brand new hard drive.
5. It's a long backbone. It's a long, hard backbone.
6. It's a wrinkled playing card. It's a wrinkled, old playing card.
7. It's a bright spotlight. It's a bright white spotligh.
8. It's the new phone book. It's a new age phone book .
Review exercise I: multiple modifiers with set phrases
When you continue to modify a set phrase, you maintain the original intonation pattern and simply add an additional stress point.
1. It's a short fingernail. It's a really short fingernail.
2. It's a banana pancake. It's a tasty banana pancake.
3. It's a leaky hot tub. It's a leaky old hot tub.
4. It's a new hard drive. It's a brand new hard drive.
5. It's a long backbone. It's a long, hard backbone.
6. It's a wrinkled playing card. It's a wrinkled, old playing card.
7. It's a bright spotlight. It's a bright white spotligh.
8. It's the new phone book. It's a new age phone book .