Gender Nouns

English Grammar

1. Gender Nouns Oh yeah, the sex talk!

2. What is Gender??? Gender is a system of differentiating nouns and pronouns as one the following: Masculine Feminine Common Neuter

3. Masculine Gender Masculine Gender-A noun or pronoun that refers to a MALE character or member of a species. Examples include the following: *Helpful Hint-Masculine, like Male, begins with the letter “M” Boy Man He Brother Bull Him Lion Actor King Hero

4. Feminine Gender Feminine Gender-A noun or pronoun that refers to a FEMALE character or member of a species. Examples include the following: *Helpful Hints-Feminine, like Female, begins with the letter “F” If a noun has a suffix (ending) of –ess, -ine, or –ette, it is Feminine Girl Woman She Sister Cow Her Lioness Actress Queen Heroine

5. Common Gender Common Gender-A noun or pronoun that can either be female or male Examples include the following: Helpful Hint-If you can use the word to apply to a man AND woman, it is a common noun/pronoun Parent Child Student Servant Friend Cousin Member Teacher They Them

6. Neuter Gender *COMMON MISCONCEPTION*-THIS DOES NOT MEAN NEUTRAL Neuter Gender-A noun or pronoun that is neither female nor male Examples include the following: Helpful Hint-If it is lifeless, it is a neuter gender Room Chair Pen Tree Book Star Lake Car It Paper

7. Bernie B. Quiz! Test your knowledge by identifying the type of noun each of the following nouns/pronouns are. Prince 8.Lady Artist 9.Professor It 10.Pencil Stewardess 11.Doctor Mountain 12.Actor Student 13.Puppy Bank 14.Queen Nurse 15.Candy

8. Bernie Bee Quiz! Test your knowledge by identifying the type of noun each of the following nouns/pronouns are. Prince Masculine 8.Lady Feminine Artist Common 9.Professor Common It Neuter 10.Pencil Neuter Stewardess Feminine 11.Doctor Common Mountain Neuter 12.Actor Masculine Student Common 13.Puppy Common Bank Neuter 14.Queen Feminine Nurse Common 15.Candy Neuter

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