Tag: noun and gender

Questions Related to noun and gender

Identify the 'feminine gender noun' from the given sentence:
The political party was against any harm caused to females in their election campaign.

  1. Party

  2. Females

  3. Harm

  4. Campaign


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The given sentence will have option B, Female as the correct answer.

The given sentence has the following nouns: harm, the female, the campaign and the political party. Out of these, Option A, party is actually a collective noun which will mean a group of people coming together for a purpose, whereas Option C, harm and option D, campaign are nouns which are devoid of gender; the former being synonymous to being hurt and the latter signifying a movement towards or against something.

Thus, Option B, female, is the correct answer as it is feminine in gender and is the counterpart of male.

Identify the 'feminine gender noun' from the given sentence:
The robber warned the lady not to scream, as she would invite death.

  1. Robber

  2. Lady

  3. Death

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The above given sentence will have Option B, Lady as the correct answer.

The given sentence will have the following nouns: the lady, death and the robber. Out of the following Option C, death, is a noun, which depicts a state of the end of life while the option A, robber, which means a person engaged in fraudulent activities, is a common gender noun which can be applied for both the genders.

Option B, Lady, though is a noun related only to the feminine gender, which is also a counterpart of a man, thus becoming the correct answer.

Identify the 'feminine gender noun' from the given sentence:
The prince refused to acknowledge any of the horses, and chose a jenny instead.

  1. Prince

  2. Horse

  3. Jenny

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct answer for the sentence given is Option C, Jenny.

The sentence has the following nouns: the prince, the horse and the jenny. Option A and Option B, Prince and Horse, are both masculine gender nouns; while the former is the male successor to a kingdom, or a King’s son, the latter is the male animal.

It is option C, Jenny, which means the female donkey which is feminine in gender, and hence is the correct answer.

Identify the 'feminine gender noun' from the given sentence:
The judge didn't alter the judgement, though the culprit was his own niece.

  1. Judge

  2. Culprit

  3. Niece

  4. Judgement


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The given sentence will have option C, Niece as the correct answer.

The mentioned sentence has the following nouns: the judge, the culprit, judgement and the niece. While option A, Judge and Option B, Culprit are both common gender nouns which are irrespective of any specific gender and can be used for both, Option D, judgement is a noun devoid of any specific gender, and also means a result on a case.

Option C, Niece is actually a feminine gender noun, which means a person’s sibling’s daughter, and is the counterpart of the male noun, Nephew.

Hence, Option C, is the correct answer.

Identify the 'masculine gender noun' from the given sentence:
The heir to be chosen was going to face a tough task in the evening.

  1. Face

  2. Task

  3. Heir

  4. Evening


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct answer for the given sentence is Option C, Heir.

The given sentence has the following nouns, which are: the heir, evening, face and task. Out of the given options, Option A, face is a word linked to the body part, and doesn’t have a gender of its own, while option D, evening is a point of time devoid of any kind of gender. Option B, task is actually a neuter gender noun which is purely materialistic.

This leaves us with Option C, heir, which is actually the male successor in a specific hierarchy or a kingdom.

Thus, Option C is the correct answer.

Identify the 'masculine gender noun' from the given sentence:
The committee proclaimed a ban on the widower from entering the church, due to his evil ways.

  1. Church

  2. Widower

  3. Committee

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence given will have Option B, widower as the correct answer.

The given sentence will have the following nouns: the church, the widower and the committee. Where Option A, Church, is actually a common noun, defining a place of worship, Option C, committee is actually a collective noun describing a group of people.

Option B, widower, actually describes a male who lost his wife to death, thereby making it a masculine noun, and also the correct answer.

From the given sentence, form a feminine noun from the masculine word given:

The palace gates opened as the Prince arrived.

  1. King

  2. Queen

  3. Princess

  4. Heiress


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The given sentence would have Option C, princess, as the correct answer.

The sentence mentioned has ‘Prince’ as the male gender noun, which means the offspring of a King. Out of the given options, Option A, King, is a male gender noun, while Option B, Queen, is actually a female gender noun which is a counterpart of King and not prince. Option D, Heiress, is the female gender noun used as a term for the rightful successor to a kingdom.

Option C, Princess, is actually the feminine counterpart to Prince, which has the same meaning as the latter, and is therefore the correct answer.

From the given sentence, form a feminine noun from the masculine word given:The director chose to cast another actor in his film.

  1. Actress

  2. Character

  3. Actor-ess

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The answer to the given sentence is Option A, Actress.

As per the question, the sentence would have the male gender noun to be replaced by the feminine noun, after dropping the vowel, and then adding the syllable ‘-ess’. The male gender noun being ‘actor’, Option A, Actress, which is the feminine counterpart of the word and also meaning the same, a person who acts in films, is the correct answer.

Option B, Character and Option C, Actor-ess, are both wrong answers, as the former is nowhere near the meaning of the male gender noun while the latter is a word which does not exist.

From the given sentence, form a feminine noun from the masculine word given, by replacing it with another word:A group of stallions stood proudly behind the stable.

  1. Horse

  2. Pony

  3. Mare

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence would have Option C, Mare as the correct answer.

The given sentence has only one male gender noun, and it is ‘stallions’. The word ‘stallion’ means the male horse, and the exact counterpart of the same would be termed as Option C, mare, which is used for the female horse. Option A, Horse is a breed and is a common gender noun, much like human, which is categorized as male and female. Option B, Pony, is a the term given for the offspring of a horse, which again is a common gender noun.

Hence, Option C, Mare, is the correct answer.

From the given sentence, form a feminine noun from the masculine word given, by replacing it with another word:Her nephew came visiting her, one Sunday afternoon.

  1. Daughter

  2. Aunt

  3. Niece

  4. Mother


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The given sentence will have option C, Niece as the correct answer.

In the given sentence, the only male noun that is present is the word, ‘nephew’. The word ‘nephew’ means a person’s sibling’s son. Thus, the feminine gender noun for the same would be ‘Niece’, which will mean a person’s sibling’s daughter.

Option A, daughter will be the feminine gender noun for son, while Option B, Aunt will be the same for Uncle and Option D, Mother will be written against Father.

Thus, Option C, Niece, is the correct answer.