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 these

Answer 1

Hint:A feminine form of a noun is an adaptation of the noun in its female form. Example: Mother, daughter, sister, waitress, mistress etc. The noun ‘lion’ is in its masculine form in the given sentence. Apart from this, the word tourist is a no gender noun. Therefore, we will look for the feminine form of the noun ‘lion’.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer with the help of the above stated hint.

Lioness: The word ‘lioness’ is the feminine form of the noun ‘lion’ which is the name of a carnivore animal and is considered the king of the jungle. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Cheetah: The noun ‘Cheetah’ is the name of a wild cat who looks like a leopard but has dog-like characteristics. It is the native of southwestern Asia and Africa. This is not a feminine form of the noun ‘lion’. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Tigress: The noun ‘tigress’ is the feminine form of the noun ‘tiger’ which is the name of a large carnivorous animal. This is not the feminine form of the noun ‘lion’, therefore this is not the correct option.

None of these : This option is invalid as we have found our answer in option A.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘A’.


Note:A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. In terms of gender, a noun has two forms. Masculine and Feminine. The masculine form represents the male form of the noun. Example: Father, Son, Priest etc. The feminine form represents the female form of the noun. Example: Mother, daughter , priestess etc.