Kinship inference from statement: Identify the woman’s relation to the man.
Statement: Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.”
Assume standard family relations (no step-siblings).
How is the woman related to the man? Choose the correct relation.
Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Mother
Explanation:
Reasoning “The only daughter of my mother” = the speaker herself (since her mother has only one daughter).So, “His mother is me” ⇒ the man is the speaker’s son.
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