Question

Identify the noun in neutral gender from the options given below-
a) Student
b) Scholar
c) School
d) Teacher

Answer 1

Hint: A neuter gender noun refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine).

Complete answer:
A neuter gender is a noun that denotes a lifeless thing. A thing which is neither male nor female. For example Pen, pencil, book, bed, etc. It is generally denoted with ‘it’ rather than ‘he' or ‘she’. In the given question, we are asked to identify the neuter gender from the given sentence.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Student. A student can be a male or a female. The gender of a student is not described here but it doesn’t mean that it does not have any gender. So this is an incorrect option.
Option ‘b’ is Scholar. A scholar is also a human being which means it is a he or she. A scholar is not gender neutral. Thus, this is also an incorrect option.
Option ‘c’ is School. A school is not a living thing which means it doesn’t have any gender, be it masculine or feminine. A school is gender neutral.
Option ‘d’ is the Teacher. Generally, a teacher is a female or a male. A teacher has to have a gender to define his or her personality. A teacher is not gender neutral.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the known in neutral gender is – ‘school’. So, the correct answer is “Option c”.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. There is no gender defined in any of the given options, but by using our common sense we can make out that the other three options have a gender.