Question

Identify the noun in common gender from the below options:
A) nun
B) child
C) house
D) hero

Answer 1

Hint: To identify the nouns in the common gender from the given options, take a look at each word, and understand its meaning. Once this is done, check if the meaning of the words makes it masculine or feminine.

Complete answer:
In the given question we are presented with a few words and we have to decipher which is the option that is in the common gender, that is, a noun that can be used by both males and females and is not limited to one group.
Let us take a look at each of the options, one by one.
Option ‘A’, nun, refers to a member of the religious community of women. Its masculine noun is priest.
Option ‘B’, child, refers to a young human being, below the age of puberty. The word is not used to refer to particular gender and can hence be used to refer to both males and females.
Option ‘C’, house, refers to a building built for habitation. It is not used to refer to living beings.
Option ‘D’, hero, refers to the chief male character, in a book, play or film. Its feminine noun is heroine.
Therefore, the correct answer to the given question is option ‘B’, child.

Note:
Read such a question carefully. It is asking for the word that can be used for both genders but some might misread the question. This could be by understanding it as the most commonly used gender amongst the given options, which is an incorrect interpretation.