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What is gender in grammar?
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Gender in grammar tells us whether a noun refers to a male, female, both, or neither. There are four types of gender: masculine, feminine, common, and neuter.
What is masculine gender? Give two examples.
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Masculine gender refers to nouns that name males. Examples: father, king, boy, bull, hero.
What is feminine gender? Give two examples.
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Feminine gender refers to nouns that name females. Examples: mother, queen, girl, cow, heroine.
What is common gender? Give two examples.
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Common gender refers to nouns that can be either male or female. Examples: doctor, student, friend, teacher, parent.
What is neuter gender? Give two examples.
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Neuter gender refers to nouns that are not alive — they are neither male nor female. Examples: book, chair, house, watch, table.
Which gender does the word 'teacher' belong to?
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The word 'teacher' is of common gender because it can refer to a man or a woman.
Is 'lioness' masculine or feminine? What is its masculine form?
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'Lioness' is feminine gender. Its masculine form is 'lion'.
How is the feminine form of many nouns created?
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The feminine form of many nouns is made by adding '-ess' to the masculine form. For example: prince → princess, waiter → waitress, actor → actress.
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