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Gender , Definition, Types with Examples

Definition of Gender –

Gender is a property of a noun or pronoun to indicate whether it is a male, female , common or neuter .

Example – Man – Woman ( singular number)
Men – Women ( plural number)

Types of gender – There are four types of gender –


1. Masculine gender – When a noun or pronoun shows male subtype , it is called masculine gender .

Example – king 👑
bull 🐂
he

2. Feminine gender –A noun or pronoun that indicates female subtype is known as feminine gender.

Example – queen 👑
cow 🐄
she

3. Common gender –Some nouns and pronouns can indicate both male nor female, they are called common gender .

Example – children 🚸
Police 🚓
parents
they

4. Neuter gender – Some nouns denote a thing ( neither male nor female ) , they are neuter gender .

Example – ball 🏀
fruit 🍓
book 📖



Example of gender change

MasculineFeminine

boy girl
actor actress
tiger tigress
author authoress
husband wife

MasculineFeminine – Common

Father – Mother – Parents

Man – Woman- Person



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