Gender-Specific Nouns for intermediate learners

grammatical gender

Legends say that the famous Dracula was not a Count, but actually was a Countess! Shocking? Here we will look at gender-specific nouns like Count/Countess!

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"Gender-Specific Nouns" in English Grammar

Nouns are categorized into three groups based on whether they refer to a man, woman, or non-human.

Masculine nouns → referring to a man or boy
Feminine nouns → referring to a woman or girl
Neutral nouns → referring to an animal or thing

In some languages, gender is a grammatical feature that affects not only the nouns themselves but also the adjectives and verbs that are used to describe them. However, in English, gender-specific nouns are relatively few, and the language does not have grammatical gender.

Masculine Nouns

Masculine nouns refer to a male person. For example:

The actor is tall.

A rooster is in the yard.

Feminine Nouns

gender-specific nouns

Feminine nouns refer to a female person. For example:

The actress is tall.

A hen is in the yard.

Neuter Nouns

Neuter nouns refer to a noun that is neither masculine nor feminine. For example:

The kitten is in the yard.

The director is confident.

Noun Modifiers

As you might guess, noun modifiers can modify nouns. What if there is a noun phrase after noun modifiers? If these questions are stuck in your mind, read more!

Verbal Nouns

Sometimes we can change a verb and make it into a noun. One of the most common ways of doing this is adding the suffix -ing. Let's see what verbal nouns are!

Gerund Phrases

Grund phrases are phrases that have 'gerunds,' 'its object,' and any 'modifiers' or 'complements.' In this lesson, we will learn all about them.

Plural-Only Nouns

Here, we will discuss some nouns in the English language that are always used as a plural noun, i.e. they don't have a singular form. Let's get to it!

Noun Clauses

Mostly, the English learners are ok with the idea of nouns, but when it comes to noun clauses, they may not be as confident as they are with nouns. Read more.

Nominal Adjectives

Nominal adjectives are adjectives that function as a noun in a sentence. They may take different roles which we will uncover in this lesson.

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