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Read the following sentences :
(a) The village girl was talking well.
(b) The mother was sleeping.
(c) Their maidservant is very active.
The masculine gender can be changed to the feminine gender in the following
ways :
(i) By using different words.
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
boy girl brother sister
dog bitch bull cow
lad lass fox vixen
king queen papa mummy
(ii) By adding ‘ess’ to the masculine.
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
author authoress host hostess
lion lioness poet poetess
shepherd shepherdess heir heiress
(iii) By dropping a vowel and adding ‘ess’ .
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
actor actress hunter huntress
drake duck master mistress
tiger tigress waiter waitress
(iv) By changing a word before or after a masculine noun.
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
grandfather grandmother step-father step-mother
milkman milkmaid landlord landlady
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