Change the gender of the underlined words and choose the correct sentence.
The bridegroom touched the feet of his grandfather before the wedding.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The bride touched the feet of her grandmother before the wedding.
All three underlined words are masculine. Each must change to its feminine form.
- Bridegroom → Bride: a bride is a woman on her wedding day, as a bridegroom is a man on his wedding day.
- his → her: the pronoun now stands for a woman, so it must be feminine too.
- Grandfather → Grandmother: the mother of your father or mother.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: The bride touched the feet of his grandmother before the wedding. — Incorrect. The pronoun his is still masculine. It must change to her.
Option 3: The bride touched the feet of her grandfather before the wedding. — Incorrect. Grandfather is still masculine. It must change to grandmother.
Option 4: The bridesmaid touched the feet of her grandmother before the wedding. — Incorrect. A bridesmaid is a girl or woman who helps the bride at a wedding. It is not the feminine of bridegroom.