Both inflections are exhibited in the following question:
Did you walk' or ride'? walk or ride.
In the following examples, the first member has the rising and the second member the falling inflection:
EXAMPLES.[1]
Is he sick', or is he well'?
Did you say valor', or value'?
Did you say statute', or statue'?
Did he act properly', or improperly'?
[Footnote 1: These questions and similar ones, with their answers, should be repeatedly pronounced with their proper inflection, until the distinction between the rising and falling inflection is well understood and easily made by the learner. He will be assisted in this by emphasizing strongly the word which receives the inflection, thus. Did you RIDE' or did you WALK'?]
In the following examples, the inflections are used in a contrary order, the first member terminating with the falling and the second with the rising inflection:
EXAMPLES.
He is well', not sick'.
I said value', not valor'.
I said statue', not statute'.
He acted properly', not improperly'.