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 Speaking Grammatical gender is a system of noun classification. A common gender classification includes masculine and feminine
Vocabulary categories. Masculine nouns are words for men, boys and male animals. Feminine nouns are words for women, girls and
female animals.
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Common gender nouns

Some nouns are used for both males and females. These nouns are referred to as common gender nouns.

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pupil,
relative,
sheep,
singer,
student,
swan,
teacher,

Animals
With animals, there is one general word for the animal. However, many species of animals, particularly those domesticated,
have been given specific names for the male and the female.

animal masculine feminine

rabbit buck doe

horse stallion mare

sheep ram ewe

pig boar sow

chicken rooster hen

duck drake duck

cattle bull cow

goose gander goose

fox fox vixen

tiger tiger tigress

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 lion lion lioness

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