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6. The Noun : Gender
No Nouns have numbers. They have gender too. You can divide them into four
categories.
Noun Gender
Masculine Feminine Common Neuter
Gender Gender Gender Gender
1. Masculine Gender
Nouns that indicate male persons and animals are said to be in the masculine
gender.
Read the following sentences :
(a) The lion is the king of the jungle.
(b) My brother lives in a house by the sea.
(c) That man has built a new house.
(d) The king was a brave man.
You will notice that the coloured nouns in the above sentences are all names of
male persons or animals.
2. Feminine Gender
Nouns that indicate female persons and animals are said to be in the feminine
gender.
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