Gender

1. The boy plays.

2. The girl reads.

3. The pen is on the table.

4. The child is sleeping.

In the above sentence, The noun boy refers to male. It is of the Masculine Gender. The noun girl refers to a female. It is of the Feminine Gender. The noun Pen and table refers to lifeless things. These are of the Neuter Gender. The noun child can be used for both a male child and a female child. It is of the Common Gender.

 There are Four Genders in noun-

1. Masculine Gender - Boy, Man, Lion, Dog, Prince, King, etc.

2.Feminine Gender - Girl, Women, Queen, Wife, Cow, etc.

3.Neuter Gender  -  Table, Book, Pen, Notebook, Pencil, Chair, etc.

4.Common Gender - Baby, Child, Student, Friend, Neighbour, Servant, etc.

By using Different Words-

Masculine      -       Feminine

Brother                   Sister

Boy                        Girl

Bull                        Cow

Husband                Wife

Father                    Mother

Gentleman             Lady

Nephew                 Niece

Cock                      Hen

Drone                    Bee

Horse                    Mare

King                     Queen

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By placing a word before or after-

Masculine        -       Feminine

Grandfather              Grandmother

Manservant               Maidservant

Milkman                   Milk-women

Salesman                   Saleswomen

Landlord                    Landlady

 By adding 'ess'  to Masculine Gender-

Masculine     -         Feminine

Heir                         Heiress

Host                         Hostess

Prince                      Princess

Lion                         Lioness

Count                      Countess

Jew                          Jewess

Patron                      Patroness

Poet                         Poetess

Manager                  Manageress

Author                     Authoress

 After removing vowel from Masculine and add 'ess' -

Masculine    -       Feminine

Conductor            Conductress

Hunter                  Huntress

Master                  Mistress

Founder                Foundress

Tiger                     Tigress

Waiter                   Waitress

Instructor              Instructress