NOUN GENDER

NOUN GENDER

Nouns answer the questions "What is it?" and "Who is it?" 

They give names to things, people and qualities.

Examples

dog, bicycle, man, girl, beauty, truth, world.

NOUN GENDER

In general there is no distinction between masculine, feminine and neuter in English nouns. However, gender is sometimes shown by different forms or different words.

Examples

Different words:

Masculine	Feminine
man father uncle boy husband	woman mother aunt girl wife

Different forms:

Masculine

Feminine

actor prince hero waiter widower

actress princess heroine waitress widow Some nouns can be used for either a masculine or a feminine subject: Examples cousin teenager teacher doctor cook student parent friend relation colleague partner leader Mary is a doctor. She is a doctor Peter is a doctor. He is a doctor. Arthur is my cousin. He is my cousin. Jane is my cousin. She is my cousin. It is possible to make the distinction by adding the words 'male' or 'female'. a female student; a male cousin For professions, we can add the word 'woman' a woman doctor; a woman journalist. In some cases nouns describing things are given gender. I love my car. She (the car) is my greatest passion. France is popular with her (France's) neighbours at the moment. I travelled from England to New York on the Queen Elizabeth, she (the Queen Elizabeth) is a great ship.