WBCS.LIVE practice question

Tick the correct option: ___________ are still tortured in remote villages.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Daughter-in-laws
  2. Daughters – in- Laws
  3. Daughters – in – law
  4. Daughter – in –law

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Daughters – in – law

Explanation: When making compound nouns plural, the main noun takes the plural form, not the prefix or suffix. In daughter-in-law, the main noun is daughter. Daughter-in-laws ❌ – Wrong, because law is not the main noun. Daughters–in–Laws ❌ – Wrong, plural is applied to daughters but the format is incorrect. Daughters–in–law ✅ – Correct, plural is formed on daughter (the main noun), while in-law remains unchanged. Daughter–in–law ❌ – Singular form, not plural.