MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE OF CASIGURAN

3204 Casiguran, Aurora

Name: Morado, Ben Date: October 13, 2020

Course: BSED 2 Class Schedule: 7:00-830/ MTh

EL 108 - THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT OF GRAMMAR

LESSON 14

GRAMMAR REVIEW Gender

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Gender denotes sex. There are four genders: masculine gender, feminine gender, common
gender, and neuter gender.

Masculine gender: He is a good boy. (He and boy are in the masculine gender because they
denote the male sex.)

Feminine gender: She is a pretty girl. (She and girl are in the feminine gender because they
denote the female sex.)

Common gender: The child is playing. (Child is in the common gender because child may mean
male or female.)

Neuter gender: The tree has lost its leaves. (Tree and its are in the neuter gender because they
indicate objects which have no sex. Neuter gender means no sex.)

There are three general ways of indicating change in gender:

1. By changing the entire word

Masculine Feminine

father mother

brother sister

king queen
 husband wife

uncle aunt

nephew niece

master mistress

bull COW

2. By placing a word before or after the noun.

boyfriend girfriend

landlord landlady

salesman saleswoman

3. By using different ending.

actor actress

hero heroine

heir heirs

waiter waitress

sultan sultana

prince princess

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ACTVITIES

A. Change the italicized nouns in the following sentences into the opposite gender.

1. My uncle has a small fishing boat.

My aunt has a small fishing boat.

2. He bought a hen from the market.

He bought a rooster from the market.

3. My mother often comes with us.

My father often comes with us.

4. His nieces assist him in his business.

His nephews assist him in his business.

5. The nuns were praying in the chapel.

The monks were praying in the chapel.

6. The bull chased the children.

The cow chased the children.

7. The waitress came to meet us.

The waiter came to meet us.

8. Our landlady is very kind.

Our landlord is very kind.

9. The bride came down the aisle.

The groom came down the aisle.

10. His grandson is intelligent.

His granddaughter is intelligent.

11. The widower attended the service.

The widow attended the service.

12. The emperor was cheered by the people.

The empress was cheered by the people.

13. The director gave us a short talk.

The directress gave us a short talk.

14. The hostess greeted the guests.

The host greeted the guests.

15. A benefactor is a charitable person.

A benefactress is a charitable person.

B. Fill each blank with the correct pronoun. Be careful of the gender.

Model: Juana lost_______brother.

Juana lost her brother.

1. My uncle sold his house. He was able to get a very good price for it. Although, it was not new,
it's newly painted.

2. When Juana finished reading her book, she gave it to bother. She told him that it was a very
interesting book.

3. Pilar asked her father if he could give some money, her father asked her what she wanted
the money for. Pilar said that she had lost a book. She had to pay for it.
4. Anotinio likes to go swimming. One day he went to a small creek near his house. The water
was very clear. It was also very cool. It was really a beautiful stream.

5. Mario had a pet dog. He love it very much, he taught it many tricks. It sit up and beg for
food.

6. Juanito helped his mother clean the house, he was helpful in the house. She loved her son
very much.

7. Delfin's mother told him to take care of his little sister. The mother went out and he was left
with the child. Soon child began to cry. He didn't know what to do. He gave her some candy but
she threw it away.

8. Carlos is much taller than his sister. Yet she is older than Carlos. She's five years older than
him. She is the oldest in the family.

9. We watched the cat play with its tail, it would move it's tail back and forth and then try to
catch it. My baby brother laughed when he saw the cat, he tried to get down from my arms,
wanted to play with the cat.

10. Jose's aunt sends him nice presents. He thanks her for it. Once she gave him a wrist watch.
He was very happy to get it.