III. INFLECTIONS.

Inflections are slides of the voice upward or downward. Of these, there
are two: the rising inflection and the falling inflection.

The Rising Inflection is that in which the voice slides upward, and is
marked thus ('); as,

Did you walk'? Did you walk.

The Falling Inflection is that in which the voice slides downward, and is
marked thus ('); as,

I did not walk'. I did not walk.

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'?