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4 4 Gender

Warm-up

Put the given nouns into masculine or feminine column.

king mare niece tigress landlord cow monk brother
Masculine : ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Feminine : ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Gender means male or female.

A noun may be—
1. a male 2. a female

3. used for both males and females 4. neither made nor female

So nouns are divided into four classes in terms of gender.

1. Masculine Gender 2. Feminine Gender

3. Common Gender 4. Neuter Gender

Masculine Gender

Study the following sentences carefully.
1. The lion is the king of the forest.

2. The cinema actor was a chairman.

All male nouns are of masculine gender.

Feminine Gender

Study the following sentences carefully.

1. The lioness is the queen of the forest.

2. The cinema actress is a chairwoman.
All female nouns are of feminine gender.

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