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Nouns: Gender, ,

Number, and Case, and Case
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The box contains a few feminine and masculine nouns. Write the masculine nouns
and the feminine nouns under their columns.

witch shepherd monk stallion countess washerman
niece governor tigress milkmaid peahen landlord
Masculine Feminine

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Let’s Learn Gender of Nouns

The term gender tells us whether a noun or pronoun is masculine, feminine, common or
neuter.

A noun that denotes a male is said to be a masculine gender. For example:

Manish, dog, bull
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A noun that denotes a female is said to be a feminine gender. For example:

Manisha, bitch, cow
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A noun that denotes either a male or a female is said to be of the common gender.

For example: student, person, baby, neighbour
A noun that denotes a non-living thing is said to be of the neuter gender.

For example: book, table, pen

Formation of Feminine Gender
We can change the masculine gender nouns or pronouns into feminine gender nouns or
pronouns in many ways. Some of these have been discussed here.

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