Gender Of Nouns

Gender OF Nouns

Noun gender is the grouping of nouns based in names that refer to male/boy, female/girl, and non living things.

There are 4 types:

1.      Masculine Gender- refers to nouns that name males.

·         Father

·         Grandpa

·         Uncle

·         Nephew

2.      Feminine Gender -refers to nouns that name females.

·         Mother

·         Grandma

·         Aunt

·         Niece

3.      Common Gender-refers to nouns that name female/male.

·         Parent

·         Cousin

·         Visitor

·         Teacher

4.      Neuter Gender- refers to nouns that name living things.

·         Kite

·         Stories

·         Book

·         Building

GENDER

·         Most nouns in English has the same form both for male and for female.

Example: Child, dancer, doctor, engineer, friend, guest.

·         These forms may arise from three distinct.

Modes:

·         Adding the suffix –ess

·         Examples:

·         Actor-actress/poet-poetess

·         Prince-princess/host-hostess

·         In certain words, there is a need for  any changes spell

·         Examples:

·         God-goddess
            Tiger-tigress

·         Waiter-waitress
                                            

                                            

                                           
                                           
                                           

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References: Mr. Wong Videos