Question

. Complete: Niece, hostess, priestess are all nouns of ________ gender. * masculine feminine neuter commom 2. Choose the best option about the gender of noun: "The children(?) waited for their mother(?)." * masculine and feminine commom and masculine commom and feminine neuter and feminine 3 . Choose the best option about the gender of noun: "The tigress (?) chased the shepherdess (?) through the long grass." * feminine masculine commom neuter 4. Identify the neuter gender nouns from the sentence: "Jamila hung from the tree that she had climbed to pluck the mangoes." * Jamila Jamila and she Jamila, tree and magoes tree and mangoes 5. Choose the best option about the gender: "The doctor(?) called for an ambulance" * Masculine Feminine Neuter Commom

Answer 1

1. Niece, hostess, priestess are all nouns of feminine gender.

2. "The children(?) waited for their mother(?)." =>  common and feminine

3 . "The tigress (?) chased the shepherdess (?) through the long grass."

=> feminine

4. "Jamila hung from the tree that she had climbed to pluck the mangoes."  

neuter gender => tree and mangoes

5.  "The doctor(?) called for an ambulance" => Commom

Explicação:

Gêneros dos Substantivos em Inglês

Os gêneros dos substantivos em inglês são quatro:

=> Masculine gender: são palavras usadas no masculino, ou seja, para homens, meninos e animais machos.

Ex.: man, boy, father, brother, actor, tiger, etc.

=> Feminine gender: são palavras usadas no feminino, ou seja, para mulheres, meninas e animais femêas.

Ex.: woman, girl , mother, sister, actress , tiger, tigress, etc.

=> Common gender: são palavras usadas para ambos os sexos, ou seja, tanto para homens quanto mulheres.

Ex.: teacher, student, friend, doctor, etc.

=> Neuter gender: são palavras usadas para coisas que não são masculinos nem femininos. Geralmente são coisas não vivas.

Ex.: book, table, pen, gold, school, rock, etc.