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Practice Time 1
Rewrite the following sentences by changing the highlighted masculine nouns into
feminine.
1. The fox a� acked the shepherd.
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2. Anil’s brother works as a waiter.
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3. My grandfather is a poet.
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4. The actor was rewarded by the prince.
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5. The host owns a horse.
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6. The boy wants to be a priest.
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Let’s Learn Common and Neuter Genders
A noun that refers to both male and female is said to be of the common gender.
Look at the pictures and read the following sentences.
Adil is a student. Nancy is a student.
The noun student is common for both Adil and Nancy, so it belongs to the common Gender
gender.
A noun that denotes a non-living thing which is neither masculine nor feminine is
said to be of the neuter gender.
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