Question

Identify the feminine form of the noun: landlord.
A. Land woman
B. Landlady
C. Landlordess
D. Land girl

Answer 1

Hint:The feminine form of a noun describes the female gender of the noun. Example: Mother- Father. Here, a mother is a female parent and a father is a male parent. Therefore, a mother and a father are feminine and masculine forms of the noun ‘parents’. We will analyse the noun landlord. The noun ‘landlord’ means a man who owns the place where we reside, the owner of a house which we have rented.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to know the correct answer by using the above stated hint.

Land woman: The word ‘land woman’ has no significance in English language. It is simply made up of two independent words land and woman. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Landlady: The word ‘landlady’ means a woman who owns a piece of property, plot, building, flat or other equivalent and is subject to receive rent for her possession. This word is the feminine form of the word ‘landlord’. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Landlordess: The word ‘landlordess’ has no significance in English language. It is simply made up of two independent words land and lordess, which is not even a correct word. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Land girl : The word ‘land girl’ has no significance in English language. It is simply made up of two independent words land and girl. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:A noun is a name of person, place or thing. Many nouns exist in two forms: masculine and feminine. Example: Son- Daughter
Example: Air hostess- Flight Steward
Example: Brother – Sister
Example: Bull- Cow