Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
She speaks / very highly / of both her / daughter-in-laws.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. daughter-in-laws
- The error in the segment "daughter-in-laws" arises from the incorrect pluralization of the term "daughter-in-law."
- "Daughter-in-law" is a compound noun where "daughter" and "law" are connected by hyphens. The plural form of this term should be "daughters-in-law" because "law" is part of the compound noun and not simply pluralized by adding an "s."
- So, the correct phrase is: "both her daughters-in-law."