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8. Let us buy new furniture for the drawing room.

9. Everyone is concerned about pollution in our cities.

10. Complete your homework before you go off to sleep.

11. The policeman fined the man for jumping the red light.

12. Could you please give me some information about the Smiths?

Gender

There are four kinds of gender-nouns.

1. Masculine gender: Men, boys and male animals are of the masculine gender. For
example, king, man, lion, gander.

2. Feminine gender: Women, girls and female animals are of the feminine gender.
For example, queen, woman, lioness, goose.

3. Common gender: Nouns that can stand for males or females are of the common
gender. For example, baby, student, friend, guest.

4. Neuter gender: Nouns that refer to lifeless objects are in the neuter gender. For
example, book, chair, table, bag.

This list of some masculine and feminine gender-nouns will help you.

Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine

y uncle aunt y stepson stepdaughter

y nephew niece y god goddess

y sir madam y master mistress

y grandfather grandmother y father-in-law mother-in-law

y bridegroom bride y manservant maidservant

y lad lass y king queen

y lord lady y fiancé fiancée

y landlord landlady y widower widow

y bachelor maid/spinster y monk nun

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