Question

Identify the feminine nouns from the below given words:
Mother, fiancé, widower, duck, cow
a)Mother, fiancé, cow
b)Mother, duck, cow
c)Mother, widower, cow
d)Fiancé, duck, cow

Answer 1

Hint: A male duck is called a drake. Identify the masculine form of noun, eliminate them and find the option that contains all the feminine nouns.

Complete step by step answer:
Let us look at each of the nouns and identify them as feminine and masculine. Mother refers to a woman in relation to her child/children It is a feminine noun. Fiancé refers to a man to whom someone is engaged or is to be married. It is a masculine noun. Widower is a man who has lost his spouse to death and has not remarried. It is masculine noun.

Duck refers to female duck while male duck is called a drake. So, duck is a feminine noun. Cow is the feminine of a bull. Cow is a four-legged animal. It is a feminine noun. We have 3 feminine nouns and 2 masculine nouns.

 Option a contains a masculine noun fiancé. So, it is incorrect. Option b contains all three feminine nouns mother, duck, and cow. Therefore, the correct answer is b. Option c contains 2 feminine nouns and a masculine noun widower.

Option d again has a masculine noun fiancé. Therefore, c and d are invalid.

Note: Do not confuse fiancé for a feminine noun. The feminine for fiancé is fiancée. Also take care not to confuse duck as a masculine noun.