Question

From the given sentence, form a feminine noun from the masculine word given by adding a syllable to the same, without dropping the vowel-
The audience was spellbound by the way the poet sang.
A) Poetee
B) Poetess
C) Singer
D) Artist

Answer 1

Hint: Nouns are words used to describe person, place, animal or thing. The question is about identifying the proper gender form from the options.

Complete answer:
Option A- poetee-is an incorrect answer because it is grammatically wrong. It doesn’t have ess at the end to show conversion from masculine to feminine.

Option B- poetess- is the correct answer because it shows the conversion of masculine to feminine without dropping a vowel.Generally, we have four genders in english grammar- masculine, feminine, neuter, common.
Here, masculine gender refers to man, boy, or male animals while feminine gender refers to woman, girl or female animals. In the sentence, we have to convert masculine gender to feminine without dropping the vowel, that is , without removing the vowel present just before the point of conversion of adding ess.

Option C-singer-is an incorrect answer because it totally changes the meaning of the person to whom it is referred to. While poet has its feminine form as poetess , singer is generally to both the genders. So, it is grammatically incorrect.

Option D- artist – is an incorrect answer because it refers to either of the gender or is a common term to introduce any male or female gender. When we specifically talk about acting , then we specify male artists as actors while females as actresses.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: While identifying a gender, we need to see if it is termed to a male or a female. Identification makes it easier to convert, that is, if masculine to feminine and vice versa. Some examples to make it easier-
-King- queen
-Mister- miss
-Tiger-tigress
-Peacock- peahen