Question 19
‘The sun rises in the east.’ This sentence would ordinarily be spoken in a ______.
Rising intonation
Flat intonation
Falling intonation
Any of these
Question 19: ‘The sun rises in the east.’ This sentence would ordinar…
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Flat intonation
Question 19 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 19 Jul 2026, in the May 2026 term (English2 16 Jul 26). It carries 1 mark.
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