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Question
Choose the response that could improve the sentence by substituting the italicized portion.
I have three brother-in-laws.
Choose the response that could improve the sentence by substituting the italicized portion.
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Solution
The correct option is B brothers-in-law
As a general rule in standard English, when a compound noun is in the form 'brother-in-law' (i.e., with hyphens) we form the plural by adding 's' only to the principal word (i.e., 'brother') in the compound. Hence option B is the correct answer.Options A and C are incorrect because they do not adhere to the above mentioned rule. Option D is incorrect because there is must be a change in the sentence as has been explained above.
As a general rule in standard English, when a compound noun is in the form 'brother-in-law' (i.e., with hyphens) we form the plural by adding 's' only to the principal word (i.e., 'brother') in the compound. Hence option B is the correct answer.
Options A and C are incorrect because they do not adhere to the above mentioned rule.
Option D is incorrect because there is must be a change in the sentence as has been explained above.
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