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GENDERGender refers to whether a word is masculine, feminine or neuter.

MASCULINE FEMININE NEUTER

Nouns and pronouns have genders, whereas other parts of speech do not.

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In English, MASCULINE nouns tend do be those things which are male.

GENDER

MASCULINE NOUNS:

• Father

• Son

• King

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GENDERFEMININE NOUNS:In English, FEMININE nouns tend do be those things which are female.

• Mother

• Daughter

• Queen

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GENDERNEUTER NOUNS:In English, neuter nouns tend do be those things which are neither living nor thinking (i.e. they are inanimate).

• TABLE

• SHIP

• CAR

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MASCULINE PRONOUNS:GENDER

• HE

• THEY

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FEMININE PRONOUNS:

GENDER

• SHE

• THEY

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GENDERNEUTER PRONOUNS:

• IT

• THOSE

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GENDER GENDER IN ANIMALS

MASCULINE GENDER FEMININE GENDER

LION LIONESS

PEACOCK PEAHEN

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GENDER GENDER IN PEOPLE:

MASCULINE GENDER FEMININE GENDER

UNCLE AUNT

BRIDEGROOM BRIDE

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Exercise

1. BOY    a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common2. GIRL     a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common3. BULL    a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common4. COW    a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common5. CHAIR    a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common6. DOG    a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common

Tell which of the following nouns are masculine, which feminine, and which Neuter.

7. EMPEROR    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common8. PRINCE    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common9. POODLE    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common10. Waitress    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common11. BALL    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common12. CHCOLATE    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common

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Exercise

1. BOY    a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common2. GIRL     a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common3. BULL    a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common4. COW    a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common5. CHAIR    a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common6. DOG    a. Masculine b. Feminine      c. Neuter d. Common

AND HERE ARE THE ANSWERS:

7. EMPEROR    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common8. PRINCESS    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common9. POODLE    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common10. Waitress    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common11. BALL    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common12. CHCOLATE    a. Masculine b. Feminine     c. Neuter d. Common

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