Question

From the given sentence form a feminine noun from the masculine word given, by replacing it with another word:

Ram's uncle had served as a military officer in the British era.

a) Aunt
b) Mother
c) Daughter
d) Sister

Answer 1

Hint: Feminine gender nouns are used to indicate women, girls and female animals, whereas Masculine gender nouns are used to indicate men, boys, and male animals.

Complete answer:

We know that there are 4 main types of gender nouns-
1) Masculine Gender nouns are used for men, boys, and male animals. Example- father, gentleman, actor, etc.
2) Feminine Gender nouns are used for women, girls, and female animals. Example- mother, lady, actress, etc.
3) Common Gender nouns are used to indicate nouns that can either be feminine or masculine. Example- doctor, teacher, driver, etc.
4) Neutral Gender nouns are used to indicate nouns that are neither feminine nor masculine. Example- a book, pencil, table, etc.

In the above question, we can see four nouns;
1) Ram- Proper noun
2) Military Officer- Common noun
3) British era- Proper noun
4) Uncle- Masculine Common Gender noun.
Hence, we know that ‘Uncle’ is the gender noun in the given sentence.
Now, let’s look at the given options-
Option a- ‘Aunt’ is the feminine gender noun of ‘uncle’. Hence, it is the correct option.
Option b- ‘Mother’ is the feminine gender noun of ‘father’. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option c- ‘Daughter’ is the feminine gender noun of ‘son’. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option d- ‘Sister’ is the feminine gender noun of ‘brother’. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
So, the correct answer is “Option a ”.

Note: Military Officer is a common gender noun here. Since it doesn't depict gender and both male and female can be positioned at this rank, it is not subject to change.