What is noun gender Gender types

Noun gender

Gender and SEX are not always synonyms. There can be a huge difference in their contextual use. In this lesson we will study gender.

At the end of the lesson is included a short exercise. Do attempt it and leave your answers in the comment section. We will definitely, check it and inform you!

“Gender” in language refers to male or female. Apparently there are only two genders, Male and female which are not hard to recognise. Unlike Urdu and some other languages, English has no gender specification for non-living things.

Masculine Gender: The names of all male persons or animals are called Masculine Gender. Examples, man, King, boy etc.

Feminine Gender: The names of all female persons or animals are called Feminine Gender.

Example: woman, aunt, daughter, actress, queen, lioness etc.

Neuter Gender: Things without life cannot be distinguished either as male or female; hence the names of such things are said to be of the Neuter Gender. Examples: house, knife, tree, chair, table, book, ball etc.

Common Gender: Names that can be used for both males and females are called

Common gender. Examples: Child, professor, doctor etc.

Class work:  Separate these nouns as masculine, feminine, common and neuter gender.

Horse, arrow, damsel, mouse, professor, rooster, ship, aunt, niece, keyboard, certificate, fox, nurse, guard, actress.

In our next lesson, we will learn how to change masculine gender to feminine.