Question

From the given sentence, form a feminine noun from the masculine word underlined:
        The subjects were divided in opinion regarding the heir to the throne.
a)Princess
b)Duchess
c)Heiress
d)queen

Answer 1

Hint: To begin with, one needs to pick out the nouns from among the words of the sentence, then figure out which one of them can have a feminine form.

Complete step-by-step answer:

In the given sentence, “heir” means the successor to the throne. Its feminine form is written by adding the suffix “-ess” to it. Option a “princess” is the feminine form of the noun “prince”, which means, son of the king and the queen, hence this option is incorrect. Option b, “duchess” is the feminine form of the noun “duke”, hence it is an incorrect option. Option c, “heiress” is the feminine form of the given noun, the suffix “-ess” is added to change the gender of the noun, hence it is the correct option. Option d, “queen”, is the feminine form of the noun “king”, hence it is incorrect as well.

Note: To be able to answer this question correctly, one must be very clear with the idea of nouns and which ones are feminine forms of which nouns. Next, one must be aware of the feminine or masculine form of the required word. Without prior knowledge, the options can be confusing.