Question

In the given sentence, identify the feminine form of the masculine noun:
 The salesman was so convincing, that Rhea couldn't help but buy the umbrella.
A. Saleslad
B. Saleswoman
C. Salessister
D. Salessprinter

Answer 1

Hint:A noun is a term that acts as the name of a single entity, such as living beings, locations, actions, attributes, states of nature, or ideas, or a collection of things. The noun, however, is not a semantic category, so it cannot be described in terms of its meaning.

Complete answer:
'Salesman' is the masculine noun in question.
Option B: the feminine form of the given male noun is 'Saleswoman'. Therefore, the correct answer is option B.
Options A and C: In the Standard English language, 'Saleslad' and 'Salessister' do not exist. Alternatives are also incorrect.
Choice D: In the English language, the term 'salesprinter' does not exist and this option is also incorrect.

Additional information:
Grammatical gender is a noun classification scheme. Masculine nouns for men, boys and male animals are words. For males, girls and female animals, feminine nouns are words.
In general, there is no distinction in English nouns between masculine and feminine. However, when referring to persons or animals, gender is often expressed by different forms or different words.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:Although there are different rules to change masculine nouns to feminine nouns but in general, We simply add -ess at the end of it to turn the masculine noun "prince" into its feminine form. We also make sure that at the end of it, the vowel in this system.