Question

How should the syntax in this sentence be changed, if at all?

My expenses is less than my wife.

A.NO CHANGE

B.is smaller than my wife’s.

C.are smaller than my wife’s.

D.are smaller than my wife.

Answer 1

C.are smaller than my wife’s.

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Answer 2

C: are smaller than my wife's.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, it is necessary to correct the concordance between the subject and the verb. The subject My expenses is plural and requires a plural verb: are. Second, the correct comparative for expenses is smaller than (he expends less than his wife). The comparison is between what he expends and what his wife expends , not comparing his wife. So, it's necessary the apostrophe and s: my wife's