Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
His son-in-laws / have enhanced / his business / within a short period.
Option 1: have enhanced
Option 2: his business
Option 3: his son-in-laws
Option 4: within a short period
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Correct Answer: his son-in-laws
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The segment that contains a grammatical error is: "His son-in-laws".
The correct form is
sons-in-law
. The plural of
son-in-law
is
sons-in-law
, as the principal noun should be pluralised in case of compound nouns.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "His sons-in-law have enhanced his business within a short period."
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