NOUN GENDER

Nouns answer the questions "What is it?" and "Who is it?"

They give names to things, people and qualities.
Examples
dog, bicycle, man, girl, beauty, truth, world.

NOUN GENDER
In general there is no distinction between masculine, feminine and neuter in English nouns. However, gender is
sometimes shown by different forms or different words.
Examples

Different words:
Masculine Feminine
man
father
uncle
boy
husband
woman
mother
aunt
girl
wife
Different forms:
Masculine Feminine
actor
prince
hero
waiter
widower
actress
princess
heroine
waitress
widow
Some nouns can be used for either a masculine or a feminine subject:
Examples
cousin teenager teacher doctor
cook student parent friend
relation colleague partner leader
o Mary is a doctor. She is a doctor
o Peter is a doctor. He is a doctor.
o Arthur is my cousin. He is my cousin.
o Jane is my cousin. She is my cousin.
It is possible to make the distinction by adding the words 'male' or 'female'.
a female student; a male cousin
For professions, we can add the word 'woman'
a woman doctor; a woman journalist.
In some cases nouns describing things are given gender.
I love my car. She (the car) is my greatest passion.
France is popular with her (France's) neighbours at the moment.
I travelled from England to New York on the Queen Elizabeth, she (the Queen Elizabeth) is a great ship.