Question

E. Change the nouns in bold from the masculine to feminine. The first one

has been done for you.

1. The manager is still a bachelor.

2. In the movie, the tiger was killed by the her

3. His son-in-law is a steward.

4. The count has one brother

5. The author is writing a book about the emperor​

Answer 1

REQUIRED ANSWER:

1. The manager is still a bachelor.

• Ans: The manageress is still a bachelorette.

2. In the movie, the tiger was killed by her

• Ans: In the movie, the tigress was killed by him.

3. His son-in-law is a steward.

• Ans: Her daughter-in-law is a stewardess.

4. The count has one brother

• Ans: The countess has one sister.

5. The author is writing a book about the emperor.

• Ans: The authoress is writting a book about the empress

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EXPLORE MORE:

There are four kinds of gender in English grammar.

• 1. Masculine Gender:

The Nouns that refer to male persons or animals are said to be of the Masculine Gender. Nouns like boy, man, brother, father, king, fall under this category.

• 2. Feminine Fender

The Nouns that refer to female persons or animals are said to be of the Feminine Gender. Nouns like girl, woman, sister, mother, fall under this category.

• 3. Common Gender

The Nouns that refer to both male and female are said to be of the Common Gender. Nouns like baby, child, parent, teacher, pupil, etc. are some examples of Common Gender.

• 4. Neuter Gender

The Nouns that refer to non-living things are said to be of the Neuter Gender.

(The word Neuter means neither, that is neither male nor female.)

Nouns like book, pen, chair, car, wood, gold, etc. are examples of Neuter Gender.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. bachelor - spinster

2. tiger - tigress

3. son-in-law- daughter-in-law, steward- stewardess.

4. count- countess

5. author- authoress, emperor- empress.