Pointing statement (maternal lineage): Identify the woman’s relation to the man. Woman: “He is the only son of the mother of my mother.” Determine how the woman is related to the man. Choose the correct relation.

Interpretation

• “Mother of my mother” ⇒ maternal grandmother.
• “Only son of [maternal grandmother]” ⇒ the woman's mother's brother ⇒ the woman's maternal uncle.

Answer askedThe woman's relation to the man ⇒ she is his niece.