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JAMB Use of English 2023 Question 51

Question 51

Sentence Interpretation

Choose the most appropriate option that best explains the information in the sentence: My son who is in the USA, is studying Engineering

  1. A.my only son is in U.S.A. studying Engineering
  2. B.one of my sons in U.S.A. is studying Engineering
  3. C.my sons are in USA but only one is studying Engineering
  4. D.only my son in USA studying Engineering
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (one of my sons in U.S.A. is studying Engineering)

Explanation

Without a comma before 'who', the clause picks out which son, which implies the speaker has more than one son.