English Grammar
The Noun: Gender and kinds of gender
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Gender:
Gender indicated wether a person at an animal is male or female . The word 'Gender' is originated from Latin "Genus" which means kind or sort.
Kinds of Gender:
In English language ,genders are of four kinds.
1-Masculine Gender
2-Feminine Gender
3-Common Gender
4- Neuter Gender
1-Masculine Gender
A Noun that denotes a male , is said to be of Masculine Gender.
Example: Brother, boy, king, lion etc.
2-Feminine Gender
A Noun that denotes a female , is said to be of Feminine Gender.
Example: Queen, Girl, Mother etc.
3-Common Gender
A Noun that denotes either a male or female is said to be Common Gender.
Example: parents, child, driver, enemy, person etc.
4-Neuter Gender
A Noun that denotes a thing is neither male nor female, (a thing without life) is said to be the Neuter Gender.
Example: book, pencil, cot, table, lamp , poetry, college etc.
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