Question

Identify the feminine noun(s) from the below words:
Mother, fiance, widower, duck, cow
A) mother, fiance, cow
B) mother, duck, cow
C) mother, widower, cow
D) fiance, duck, cow

Answer 1

Hint: Ensure that you know the meaning of every word in the given words, along with its gender. Feminine nouns refer to the female gender, hence choose the option accordingly.

Complete answer:
A system that does the job of noun classification is referred to as the Grammatical Gender System. A common gender classification involves the categories of masculine and feminine nouns. In simple words, All the nouns have a gender. Words that represent females or women are called feminine nouns. For example women, mothers, girls etc. Words that represent males or men are called masculine nouns. For example father, uncle, boys etc.

Now let us analyze the given options:
A) Option A: This option is incorrect because there is a masculine noun. Cow and mother are feminine
nouns but due to fiance this option doesn't satisfy the answer .
B) Option B: this option is up absolutely correct because mother, duck and cow all of them are feminine
nouns. The masculine nouns for them are father, drake and bull. This option satisfies the answer.
C) Option C: This option is incorrect because widower is a masculine noun, due to which this option doesn't
satisfy the answer. But cow and mother are feminine nouns.
D) Option D: This option is incorrect because fiance is a masculine noun whereas fiancee is a feminine
noun. Here, duck and cow are feminine nouns but due to fiance this option is also ruled out.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘B’

Note: Every noun has a gender. There are few words that are gender neutral for example person, parent, child etc. Grammatical gender system signifies the identity of a noun. It plays a very important role in the literature and grammar as well. Generally, a female gender is the one which relates to women or girls. Feminine is defined as the female gender. The most common example of feminine is the female sex. Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to women, such as demureness.