How to Correct Errors in a Sentence

Which word or words and punctuation corrects any errors in the sentence?

Her mother-in-law was one of the most self-reliant ladies until she had a nasty fall.

A. There is no error in this sentence.

B. mother in law

C. ladies'

D. self reliant

Answer:

The correct answer is letter A. There is no error in this sentence.

The word "mother-in-law" is used correctly in the sentence. It should include hyphens because it is a compound word, which consists of words joined together to form a new word with a new meaning. Similarly, "self-reliant" is also a compound word like "mother-in-law".

The word "ladies" should not have an apostrophe as it does not show ownership. Therefore, there is no error in the given sentence, and it is grammatically correct.