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3 3 Gender
Gender
Gender
Gender

Feminine gender nouns refer to female beings: mother, aunt

Masculine gender nouns refer to male beings: father, uncle

Look at the examples below.

Masculine Feminine

man woman

father mother

boy girl

Common gender nouns refer to beings which can be either male or female.

For example– cousin, friend, leader, parent, patient, student

Neuter gender nouns refer to non-living objects. They are neither male nor
female.

For example– boat, stone, house, cloud

Look at some more examples of common and neuter gender nouns below.

common neuter Common gender nouns refer

to beings that can be either
singer guitar female or male.

Neuter gender nouns refer to
driver car
lifeless objects that can be
neither female nor male.
president palace

doctor clinic

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