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E is wife of F. F is father of G. G is mother of H. How is E related to H?
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Wife's Mother
Mother
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Map the generation gap: E and F are husband-wife (Gen 1), F is father of G (Gen 2), G is mother of H (Gen 3). E is the mother of G, and G is the mother of H, therefore E is the grandmother of H.
Map the generation gap: E and F are husband-wife (Gen 1), F is father of G (Gen 2), G is mother of H (Gen 3). E is the mother of G, and G is the mother of H, therefore E is the grandmother of H.
Establish the parental link
E is the wife of F. Since F is the father of G, E must be the mother of G. This establishes E as the parent of G.
Trace the generational lineage
G is the mother of H. Since E is the mother of G, and G is the mother of H, E is the mother of the mother of H.
Determine final relation
The mother of one's mother is called the maternal grandmother, which corresponds to the term Mother's Mother.
A: Sister is incorrect as E belongs to a higher generation relative to H. B: Wife's Mother is incorrect as E is the direct female progenitor of G, not an in-law relative to H. C: Mother is incorrect because E is the mother of H's mother, not H's direct mother.
D is correct because E is the mother of G, and G is the mother of H, making E the mother of H's mother, which is H's maternal grandmother.
In blood relation questions, always draw the family tree to visualize generations; females are usually denoted by circles and males by squares to prevent confusion.