Gender

Definition Of Gender

In English grammar, gender refers to the classification of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives into masculine, feminine, or neuter categories.

Kinds of Gender

In English grammar, four types of gender are commonly found:

• Masculine Gender
• Feminine Gender
• Neuter Gender
• Common Gender

What is Masculine Gender?

The noun or pronoun that refers to the male race of an animal is called Masculine Gender. For example – Man, Boy, Brother, Bull, He, Dog, Cock, etc.

Some characteristics of Masculine genders:

• Masculine gender nouns are usually formed by suffixes –er, -an, -us, -on, -man, -ster, -ard, -ling, -ling, -ling, -son, -ward, etc.
• Masculine genders are genders that refer to male animals. In English, masculine gender nouns usually end in -er, -an, -on, -man, -boy, -duke, -king, -prince, -lord, -sir, -hero, -bachelor, -groom , -uncle, -nephew, -godfather, -grandfather, -grandson, -son, -father, -husband, -boyfriend, -male, -mankind, -manhood, -masculinity, -maleness, -men, -boys, – Males, -menfolk, -malesfolk, -boysfolk, -menfolks, -malesfolks, -boysfolks, -malesfolks etc. prefixes or suffixes are added.

For example:

• Noun: man + -er → baker
• Noun: boy + -er → lawyer
• Noun: brother + -er → brother
• Noun: father + -er → father
• Noun: husband + -er → husband
• Noun: king + -er → king
• Noun: prince + -er → prince
• Noun: lord + -er → lord
• Noun: sir + -er → sir
• Noun: hero + -er → hero
• Noun: bachelor + -er → bachelor
• Noun: groom + -er → groom
• Noun: uncle + -er → uncle
• Noun: nephew + -er → nephew
• Noun: godfather + -er → godfather
• Noun: grandfather + -er → grandfather
• Noun: grandson + -er → grandson
• Noun: son + -er → son
• Noun: man + -man → man
• Noun: manfolk + -man → manfolk
• Noun: manhood + -man → manhood
• Noun: masculinity + -man → masculinity

What is feminine gender?

The noun or pronoun that refers to the female race of an animal is called Feminine Gender. For example: Woman, Girl, Sister, Cow, She, Hen, Queen, Mother, Wife, Princess, Heroine, Rose, etc.

Some characteristics of Feminine genders:

• Feminine gender nouns are usually formed by suffixes -i, -a, -ni, -tri, -ee, -ess, etc.
• Feminine gender pronouns are she, her, hers, herself, it, etc.
• Feminine gender nouns are usually formed by suffixes -ine, -trix, -y, -le, -ette, -euse, -euse, -euse, -euse, -euse, -euse etc.

What is Neuter Gender?

The noun or pronoun that refers to the unconscious substance without indicating the male or female of an animal is called Neuter Gender. For example: Book, Pen, Table, Chair, Desk, Window, Door, Clock, Car, House, etc.

Some characteristics of Neuter Genders:

• Neuter gender nouns are usually -en, -um, -on,-s,-t, -ch, -th, -ion, -ment, -ship, -ity,-x, -y,-ure,tion, etc. are formed by suffixes.
• Neuter gender pronouns are it, its, itself, this, that, etc.

What is Common Gender?

The noun or pronoun that means both male and female is called Common Gender. For example: Child, Parent, Friend, Teacher, Student, Person, Human, Adult, Infant, Baby, etc.

Some Features of Common Genders:

• Common gender nouns are usually formed by suffixes -er, -an, -us, -on, -man, -ster, -ard, -ling, -ling, -ling, -son, -ward, etc.
• Common gender pronouns are he, she, his, her, him, hers, it, they, their, them, etc.

Some Unique Examples of Common Genders:

Human: The term human refers to human beings of male, female or both sexes.
Adult: The term Adult refers to a mature person of male, female or both sexes.
Infant: The term Infant refers to a child of male, female or both sexes.
Baby: The term Baby refers to a newborn male, female or both sexes.
Pupil – This noun usually refers to a pupil, but it can refer to either male or female.
Friend – This noun usually refers to a person, but it can refer to either male or female.
Person – This noun usually refers to a person, but it can refer to either male or female.

Rules of Genders

Noun meaning both masculine or feminine is called Common Gender. Student, Parents, Baby, Driver, Singer, Child.

Rule 01 : In most cases Masculine to Feminine Gender is formed using completely different words. For example-

Rule-2: How many masculine forms are there which have to add ‘ess’ at the end to form Feminine form. For example:

Rule-3: Feminine form is formed by removing the vowel of the syllable at the end of several masculine forms and adding ‘ess’ at the end.

Rule-4: How many compound masculines are formed by changing the masculine form at the beginning or end of the feminine form. For example:

Rule-5: Feminine form is formed by adding ‘a’, ‘trix’, ‘ine’, etc. at the end of Masculine Noun coming from foreign language. Generally, if a foreign word has “tor” at the end, it is changed to “tric”.

Rule-6: How many Masculine genders do not have Feminine genders. For example:

Rule-7: Sun, Death, Summer, Winter, War, Thunder, Anger, Fear, Love, Time, Day, June, Revenge- These words are Masculine Gender due to masculine quality.

On the other hand, Moon, Peace, Hope, Liberty, Earth, Modesty, Nature, Mercy, Religion, Justice, Church, Truth, Night, Spring, Autumn – these words are Feminine Genders due to their feminine qualities.

Rule-8: Masculine & Feminine Form of Some Common Nouns: Nouns are common genders if they are both masculine or feminine. For example: Friend, Student, Cousin, Doctor, Neighbor, Infant, People, Enemy, Thief, Orphan.

Rule-9: Children (child, baby) and other animals (dog, cat, bird etc) are always used in Pronoun as Neuter Gender. Their Singular Pronoun (it,its) is used. And in Plural (their, they etc) is used.

Rule-10: Pronoun is used in Neuter Gender even if Collective Noun is singular. That is, their Singular Pronoun is it, its.

Some Exercise of Genders for you

• Sarah (girl) loves to play with her (cat) in the backyard.
• Michael (boy) enjoys riding his (bicycle) around the neighborhood.
• Emily (girl) and her (sister) Lily like to draw pictures together.
• Daniel (boy) has a pet (dog) named Max who is very playful.
• Jessica (girl) and her (brother) Jake like to read bedtime stories.
• Alex (boy) is excited about his upcoming (birthday) party.
• Olivia (girl) and her (friends) are planning a picnic in the park.
• Ethan (boy) and his (dad) often go fishing on weekends.
• Sophia (girl) is learning to ride her (skateboard) with the help of her (mom).
• Joshua (boy) and his (grandparents) enjoy gardening in their backyard.
• Emma (girl) likes to collect colorful (flowers) from the garden.
• Benjamin (boy) and his (uncle) build a small (birdhouse) together.
• Chloe (girl) and her (cousins) have fun playing board games.
• Lucas (boy) and his (aunt) bake cookies for a special treat.
• Ava (girl) and her (teacher) explore interesting topics in class.
• Noah (boy) and his (neighbors) organize a community clean-up.
• Grace (girl) enjoys playing with her (doll) and tea set.
• Liam (boy) and his (family) go on a nature hike every month.
• Zoey (girl) and her (classmates) create a beautiful art display.
• Mason (boy) is proud to show his (homework) to his parents.