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☼ Definition :– The word ‘gender’ is derived from Latin ‘genus’ and it means kind or sort. Gender denotes whether a person or an animal is male or female.
| No. | RULE | USAGE | |
| 1. | Ships are treated as feminine gender. | ⟹ | The ship has lost many of her crew. |
| 2. | Countries are treated as feminine gender. | ⟹ | India has got her freedom in 1947. |
| 3. | Objects of strength are treated as masculine gender. | ⟹ | Sun sheds his light on the earth evenly. |
| 4. | Objects of violence are treated as masculine gender. | ⟹ | The terror entered the town with his fall power. |
| 5. | Objects noted for beauty are treated as feminine gender. | ⟹ | The moon is hiding her face behind the cloud. |
It has four kinds : –
| No. | Kind | Definition | Example | ||
| 1. | Masculine | ⟹ | Men or male creatures. | ⟹ | Father, ox |
| 2. | Feminine | ⟹ | Women or female creatures. | ⟹ | Mother, goat–cow. |
| 3. | Common | ⟹ | Men and women. | ⟹ | Pupil, guardian friend |
| 4. | Neuter | ⟹ | Non–living things. | ⟹ | Pencil, book. |
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