intonation -word stress

[musicgold]

Hi,

Please help me identify correct word for stress (American English.)


1. 'They want us to be on a reality show' - should I stress 'reality' or 'show'

2. This is my dad's house - should I stress 'dad's' or 'house'

Thanks,

MG.

[raindoctor]

1. show
2. house


In contrastive scenarios, you stress adjectives. In other words, intonation nucleus can't be the same.