Is this sentence correctly stressed?
What do we do?
About the intonation: The do at the end of the sentence is longer. I'm not sure weather it is rise or fall.
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Normally the main stress is on the final "do", and "What" may have a secondary stress. g. ") Most often the second "do" will have a falling pitch.
- Normally the main stress is on the final "do", and "What" may have a secondary stress.
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- ") Most often the second "do" will have a falling pitch.
- It may, however, also have a rising pitch.
- The rising pitch gives the impression that the other person is expected to have the answer ready.
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Normally the main stress is on the final "do", and "What" may have a secondary stress. (As always, other words could be given special emphasis if desired, e.g. "What do we do?")
Most often the second "do" will have a falling pitch. It may, however, also have a rising pitch. The rising pitch gives the impression that the other person is expected to have the answer ready.
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About the intonation: The do at the end of the sentence is longer. I'm not sure weather it is rise or fall.
Fall. Only yes-no questions rise at the end.
CJ
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