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What is gender in English grammar
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Introduction
Gender is the quality of nouns which means the names of people, places, things, birds animals.
There are 4 main genders in English language grammar. They include masculine gender, feminine gender, common gender, and neuter gender.
We will study all these types with definitions, and examples here.
What is gender in English grammar?
Gender means the state of being male or female with reference to social or cultural differences.
Generally, there are 4 types of genders.
They are as follows.
- Masculine gender
- Female gender
- Common gender
- Neuter gender
Now we will see definitions and examples of each type of gender.
What is Masculine gender with examples?
When a noun denotes a male animal then it is called a masculine gender.
Examples-boy, man,
What is feminine gender with examples
When a noun denotes a female animal then it is called a feminine gender.
Examples- girl, woman
What is common gender with examples
A noun that denotes male or female is called a common gender.
Examples- child, doctor, teacher, pilot, cook, soldier
What is neuter gender with examples
When a noun denotes a thing without life and it is not male or female then it is called a neuter gender.
Examples- tree, road, bridge
List of masculine and feminine Genders in English
a)Masculine gender b)Feminine gender
1)boy- girl
2)man- woman
3) Brother-sister
4)Husband- wife
5)Father- mother
6)Batchelor- spinster
7)Buck- doe
8)Bull/ox- cow
9)Horse- mare
10)King- queen
11)Prince- princes
12)Lord- lady
13)Monk- nun
14)sir- madam
15)Nephew- Niece
16)Cock- hen
17)Daddy- mummy
18)Dog- bitch
19)Drake- duck
20)Gander- goose
21)Gentleman- lady
22)Ram- ewe
23)Son- daughter
24)Stag- hind
25)Wizard- witch
26)Uncle- aunt
27)Manager- manageress
28)Lion- lioness
29)Host- hostess
30)Author- authoress
31)Baron- Baroness
32)Count- countess
33)Giant- giantess
34)Heir- heiress
35)priest- priestess
36)Prophet- prophetess
37)Shepherd- shepherdess
38)Steward- stewardess
39)Mayor- mayoress
40)Patron- patroness
41)Peer- peeress
42)Poet- poetess
43)Emperor- empress
44)Duke- duchess
45)Negro- negress
46)Instructor- instructress
47)Actor- Actress
48)Benefactor- benefactress
49)Conductor- conductress
50)Enchanter- enchantress
51)Founder- foundress
52)Hunter- huntress
53) Tiger-tigress
54)Waiter- waitress
55)Master- mistress
56)Murderer- murderess
57)Songster- songstress
58)Preceptor- preceptress
59)Seamster- seamstress
60)Traitor- traitress
61)Czar- czarina
62)Testator- testatrix
63)Hero- heroine
64)Fox- vixen
65)Signor- signora
66)Sultan- sultana
67)Landlord- landlady
68)Grandfather- grandmother
69)Manservant- maidservant
70)Great uncle- great aunt
71)Salesman- saleswoman
72)Washerman- washerwoman
73)Peacock- peahen
74)Viscount- viscountess
75)Jew- Jewess
In this way, we have the gender in the English list.
Conclusion
From the above explanation, we can conclude that gender is the state of being male or female. There are 4 types of genders. They are masculine gender, feminine gender, common gender, and neuter gender.
I am sure you will find it helpful for your English learning.
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