Question

In the following question, correct the underlined part of the sentence.

After Eliza, the heroine of Shaw's Pygmalion, is transformed from a flower girl into a gentlewoman, she realizes that one's social class matters less than your character.

• A. She realizes that ones social class matters less than your
• B. She realizes that ones social class matters less than ones
• C. Then realizing that ones social class matters less than their
• D. Having realized how social class matters less than
• E. There is her realization about how social class matters less than

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

She realizes that ones social class matters less than ones

Apostrophes are used to indicate possession for nouns. Here, apostrophe is not needed. Instead of 'your', possession for noun need to be used. So, 'ones' should be used to make it agree with the earlier use of ones.

Thus, option B is the correct answer.