Question

Identify the ‘feminine gender noun’ from the given sentence:
The prince refused to acknowledge any of the horses and chose a jenny instead.
a. Prince
b. Horse
c. Jenny
d. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Choose the option that corresponds to a popular feminine name.

Complete step-by-step answer:

Every noun has a gender. There are three types of genders in the English Language. They are: Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter. If a person or animal is male, his gender is masculine. Similarly, if a person or animal is female, her gender is feminine. Objects are neither masculine nor feminine. The gender of such objects is neuter.
 Let us look at some examples.
Tina goes to school.
Here, Tina is a girl. Female persons are feminine in gender.
Nick plays hockey well.
Here, Nick is a boy. Male persons are masculine in gender.
When it comes to nouns like persons and animals, they can be of either gender. As per the instructions given, we can change a masculine noun into a feminine noun and vice versa. One of the methods of making a masculine noun feminine is by adding the suffix “ess” at its end.
E.g. Lion- lioness;
Tiger – tigress.

Some animals have their own specific female counterparts. They cannot be formed by changing the masculine form of the word. E.g. The feminine of drake is duck while the feminine of gander is a goose.
Let us consider the question given above. We have to find out which is the feminine gender word in the sentence. The feminine form of jack-ass is jenny ass. Therefore, option ‘c’ is the correct answer.

Note: Options ‘a’ and ‘b’ are wrong as they are masculine in gender. Option ‘d’ is wrong as all the nouns given in the sentence are mammals and therefore, have a gender.