Language/English/Grammar/Gender
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I am mija121. We all know, English is a very difficult language. But when it comes to gender in English, things get started. Today we will dive deeper into when to use this information.
Let's say you know a person or a group of people, and they are actors. This is how you would refer to each gender:
- Woman: Actress
- Women: Actresses
- Man: Actor
- Men: Actors
- They (Men and Women): Actors
Most of the time, a woman's title ends in "ess". But not men.
Another example is "waiter".
Can you guess what a group of women who have this title are called?
If you guessed "waitresses", you are correct!
Most jobs, like "baker" or "chef" do not have a different aspect to it with female/male pronouns. If you want to tell if you need to add "ess" or "esses" at the end of a job, check to see if there is a "t" in that word. This doesn't work every time, but still keep a look out.
Now you know when to use new gender aspects in English! Thank you for reading.
Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: Collocations with go & In: place.
Videos[edit | edit source]
Old English Grammar Byte 1: Cases and gender - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Learn Grade 1 - English Grammar - Gender - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Nouns: Gender | English Grammar & Composition Grade 3 - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Gender of Nouns | English Grammar - YouTube[edit | edit source]
The Noun: Gender - Learn Basic English Grammar - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Collocations with catch
- Adjectives ending in ly
- Subject Verb Agreement
- How do you use Adjectives
- On: place
- Quantifiers
- Across, over and through
- Perfect Tenses
- Count noun
- Comparison of Adjectives