American Accent Training Statement Intonation with Pronouns CD 1 Track 8 When you replace the nouns with pronouns (i.e, old information), stress the verb eat TH them As we have seen, nouns are new information; pronouns are old information. In nutshell, these are the two basic intonation patterns Dogs eat Thev them Exercise 1-3: Noun and Pronoun Intonation CD 1 Track 9 In the first column, stress the nouns. In the second column, stress the verb. Fill in your own examples at the bottom Bob sees betty 1. He sees her 2. Betty knows Bob 2. She knows him 3. Ann and ed call the kids 3. They call them 4. Jan sells some apples 4. She sells some 5. Jean sells cars 5. She sells them 6. Bill and I fix the bikes 6. We fix them 7. Carl hears Bob and m 7. He hears us 8. Dogs eat b ones 8. They eat them. 9. The girls have a choice 9. They have one. 10. The kids like the candy. 10. They like it 11. The boys need some help I1. They need something. 12. Ellen should call her sister 12. She should call someone 13. The murderer killed the plumber. 13. He killed a man 14. The tourists went shopping 14. They bought stuff 15 16 16. 17 7. 18. 18. 19. 20