Question

From the given sentence, form a feminine noun from the masculine word given: The palace gates opened as the Prince arrived.
A) King
B) Queen
C) Princess
D) Heiress

Answer 1

Hint: Masculine nouns for men, boys and male animals are words. For males, girls and female animals, feminine nouns are words. Few examples of masculine and feminine are: Man- Woman, Boy- Girl, He- She, Uncle- Aunt and Father- Mother etc.

Complete answer:
 As the male gender noun, the sentence listed has 'Prince,' which means the offspring of a Monarch.
 Option A: King, is a male gender noun of the options offered.
While in Option B: Queen, is simply a female gender noun that is a King's equivalent and not a prince.
Option C: The feminine alternative to Prince, which has the same sense as the latter. So, simply Choice C, Princess, and is therefore the correct answer.
Option D: The feminine gender noun used as a symbol for the legitimate heirs to a kingdom is Heiress.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: The four noun genders in English are masculine, feminine, common, and neuter. Masculine nouns refer to words (i.e. man, child, actress, horse, etc.) for a male figure or male member of a species. Feminine nouns refer to female figures or members of a species. There are numerous ways in which we can shift the noun's gender from masculine to feminine. One such approach is by adding before the noun the word 'she'. E.g.: she-goat, she-wolf.