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Choose the intonation pattern that is normally used for the following question. Are you travelling to Abuja tomorrow?

Arising toneCORRECT
Bfalling tone
Clevel tone
Dfalling then rising tone
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Why the answer is A, and why the others tempt you.
Yes/no questions, which begin with an auxiliary verb such as 'are', are normally spoken with a rising tone. A falling tone is used for statements, commands and wh-questions. The fall-rise pattern typically signals doubt, reservation or an unfinished thought.
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