Change the gender of the underlined words and choose the correct sentence.
The heir to the old haveli in Jaipur gave his share of the land to the village school.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The heiress to the old haveli in Jaipur gave her share of the land to the village school.
Both underlined words are masculine. Each must change to its feminine form.
- Heir → Heiress: an heiress is a woman who will get the money or property of someone after that person dies.
- his → her: the pronoun now stands for a woman, so it must be feminine too.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: The heiress to the old haveli in Jaipur gave his share of the land to the village school. — Incorrect. The pronoun his is still masculine. It must change to her.
Option 3: The heirs to the old haveli in Jaipur gave their share of the land to the village school. — Incorrect. Heirs is only the plural of heir. The number has changed, not the gender.
Option 4: The heir to the old haveli in Jaipur gave her share of the land to the village school. — Incorrect. Only the pronoun has changed. The noun heir must also change to heiress.