Exercise 1-28: Sentence Stress with Set Phrases CD 1 Track 41
Repeat the following sentences.
Noun Noun/Adj. Set Phrase
1 It's a finger. It's a nail. It's a fingernail.
2 It's a pan. It's a cake. It's a pancake.
3 It's a tub. It's hot. It's a hot tub. (Jacuzzi)
4 It's a drive. It's hard. It's a hard drive.
5 It's a bone. It's in back. It's the backbone. (spine)
6 It's a card. It's a trick. It's a card trick.
7 It's a spot. It's a light. It's a spotlight.
8. It's a book. It's a phone. It's a phone book. Pause the CD and write your own noun and set phrase sentences, carrying over the same nouns you used in Exercise 1-25. Remember, when you use a noun, include the article (a, an, the); when you use an adjective, you don't need an article.
1 It's a_________ It's a_________ It's a_____________
2 It's a_________ It's a_________ It's a_____________
3 It's a_________ It's a_________ It's a_____________