Question

From the given sentence, form the feminine of the masculine word given:
The author was on the verge of a new idea.
a. Writer
b. Writeress
c. Poetess
d. Authoress

Answer 1

Hint: The given sentence has only one masculine word, i.e., author. The author is a writer of a book, article, paper, report, etc. It is often used for a male writer.

Complete answer:
The feminine form of the word author would be, author + -ess, i.e., authoress. Therefore, option d is the correct answer. Option a, writer is for someone who writes, it may be a book, an article for a newspaper or anything. The writer is a synonym for the word author or the feminine of the author. Option b, Writeress is an incorrect word; there is no such word. The writer is a gender-neutral term. Option c, option poetess, is the feminine form of the masculine word poet. Therefore, option a, b, c, are incorrect.

Note: Authoress is an archaic word, i.e., it is old-fashioned and not used much but is still a valid word in the English language.