The words in capital letters have the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates. My house is a BUNGALOW

Analyze the question The capitalised word BUNGALOW carries the emphatic stress. Emphatic stress highlights the new or contrasting information in a sentence. So the sentence "My house is a BUNGALOW" is the answer to a question that asks about the type of house, where the type is what is in doubt. The other parts (my house, is) are already known.

Explain the concept In these questions, the stressed word in the statement matches the word that the question is querying or contrasting.

• Stress on MY would answer "Is his house a bungalow?"
• Stress on IS would answer "Was my house a bungalow?" (tense).
• Stress on BUNGALOW would answer a question about the type of building, such as "Is my house a terrace?"

Solve step by step

1. The stressed word is BUNGALOW, the type of house.
2. We need the question in which the type of house is the point of doubt.
3. Check the options: • A. "Is my house a terrace?" asks about the type of house (terrace vs bungalow). The reply "My house is a BUNGALOW" corrects the type. This fits. • B. "Was my house a bungalow?" queries the tense, so the stress would fall on IS. • C. "Is my house the bungalow?" queries the article (the vs a), so the stress would fall on A. • D. "Is his house a bungalow?" queries the owner, so the stress would fall on MY.

Answer

Tip Find the word that is stressed, then look for the option where that exact piece of information is the one that changes. In the other options, the part that differs from the statement (tense, article, owner) is the clue to a different stress position.