Question

From the given sentence, form a feminine noun from the masculine word given:
The way the lion roared scared the tourists to no extent.
a. Lioness
b. Cheetah
c. Tigress
d. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint:
In the given case feminine nouns are formed by suffixing ‘-ess’ to the masculine form. Feminine nouns are words for women, girls, and female animals. Masculine words are for men, boys, and male animals.


Complete step-by-step answer:

Grammatical gender is used in noun classification. Gender classification consists of feminine and masculine categories.
The feminine form of lion is formed by suffixing ‘-ess’ to the word lion. Hence, the option [a] is correct as the feminine noun form of the given masculine word lion is lioness.
Option [b] is incorrect because Cheetah is altogether a different animal and it is stated in its masculine form.
Option [c] Tigress is also wrong because we cannot change the animal that means we cannot change the meaning of the given word from lion to tiger for forming its feminine noun form.
Option [d] ‘none of the above’ is absolutely wrong as the answer already lays in the option [a].

Note:
Natural gender is simply the biological sex of an animal or a human being. Grammatical gender is a way of classifying nouns. One should know the importance of distinguishing between grammatical gender and natural gender for choosing the correct answer.