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Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

From the given sentence, form a feminine noun from the masculine one:It was his brother who took the initiative to break the cursed vase.

  1. father

  2. mother

  3. sister

  4. Aunt
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The answer to the given sentence would be Option C, Sister.

As per the question, the sentence would have the male gender noun to be replaced by the feminine noun. The only male gender noun in the given sentence is the word ‘brother’, which means the male sibling. The exact word which happens to be the opposite to the given noun is Option C, Sister. The other options A, Father is a male gender noun and hence is the wrong answer, while option B, Mother and option D, Aunt, are both female counterparts of Father and Uncle respectively, and are hence the wrong answers.

Thus, Option C, Sister is the correct answer.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the masculine noun(s) among the following:

  1. owner

  2. teacher

  3. actor

  4. parent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The word actor is the masculine noun among the options given. Its feminine form is : actress. The other options viz. owner, teacher and parent are common gender nouns. Common gender nouns such as owner, teacher and parent could refer to either male or female gender. They do not represent any specific gender. Hence, options A, B and D are incorrect.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the masculine noun(s) among the following:

  1. person

  2. prince

  3. student

  4. teacher
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The word prince is the masculine noun among the options given. 

The other options viz. person, student and teacher are common gender nouns. Common gender nouns such as person, student and teacher could refer to either male or female gender. They do not represent any specific gender. Hence, options A, C and D are incorrect.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the feminine form of the noun: 

Gentleman

  1. gentlewoman

  2. gentlelady

  3. woman

  4. lady
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is option D. The feminine form of the word: gentleman is lady. (Please note that lady is also the feminine form of the word: lord). 

Woman is the feminine form of the word man (and not gentleman). Hence option C is incorrect. However, the word gentlewoman is not used in English. Hence, option A is incorrect. 
The word gentlelady does not exist in English. Option B is incorrect.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the feminine form of the noun: duke

  1. dukes

  2. dukess

  3. duchess

  4. dukina
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is option c. The feminine form of duke is duchess. 

The words-dukes, dukes and dukina do not exist in English language. Hence, options A, B and D are incorrect.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the masculine noun(s) among the following:
king, nun, bridegroom, lord, widow

  1. king

  2. widow

  3. king, bridegroom and lord

  4. king, nun and bridegroom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is option C. The words: king, bridegroom, and lord are masculine nouns. Their respective feminine forms are :

king: queen
bridegroom: bride
lord: lady.
The word nun is the feminine form of the word- monk. 
The word widow refers to a female person whose husband has died. Its masculine form is widower.  

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the masculine noun(s) among the following:

  1. child

  2. cousin

  3. friend

  4. emperor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The word emperor is the masculine noun among the options given. The feminine form of this word is : empress. The other options viz. child, cousin and friend are common nouns because they can refer to both masculine and feminine genders.

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the feminine noun(s) from the words given below:
actress, spinster, duke, host, master, bee, goose

  1. actress, spinster, host, bee

  2. actress, spinster, bee, goose

  3. actress, host, bee, goose

  4. actress, duke, host, bee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is option B. The words: actress, spinster, bee, and goose are feminine words. Their respective masculine forms are:

actress: actor
spinster: bachelor 
bee: drone
goose: gander
The word - duke, is a masculine noun (feminine : duchess). The words - host and master are  common nouns and refer to both masculine and feminine genders. 

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the masculine noun(s) among the following:

  1. witch

  2. wizard

  3. magician

  4. performer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer is option b. The word wizard refers to a man who has magical powers. Its feminine form is witch. The words: magician and performer are common nouns which refer to both masculine and feminine nouns. 

Multiple choice noun and gender noun english

Identify the noun in common gender from the options given below:

  1. priest

  2. peacock

  3. fox

  4. cub
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer is option d: cub. It can refer to both masculine and feminine gender. Hence it is a noun in common gender.

The words: priest, peacock and fox are masculine nouns. Their feminine forms are:
priest: priestess
peacock: pea-hen
fox: vixen