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  • Question 1
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    Form a noun by modifying the verb: appear
    Solution
    The noun form of any verb is formed by suffixing either -ance or -ence to the verb. The noun form of the verb appear is: appearance. Correct answer is option D. Option C is incorrect as it carries a wrong spelling. 
    The words appearancy and appellation do not exist in English. Hence, options A and B are incorrect. 

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    Form a noun by modifying the verb: maintain
    Solution
    The noun form of any verb is formed by suffixing either -ance or -ence to the verb. The noun form of the verb maintain is: maintenance. Correct answer is option C. Option D is incorrect as it carries a wrong spelling. 
    The words maintainance and maintainence do not exist in English. Hence, options A and B are incorrect. 

  • Question 3
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    Identify the feminine form of the noun: landlord [Intermediate]
    Solution
    Options A, C and D are incorrect as these words- land woman, landlords and land girl are not in use in English. 
    Note that the feminine form of the word-lord is lady. The correct answer is option B: landlady - which means a lady who owns and rents out a land or building.
  • Question 4
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    Identify the feminine noun from the below words:
    Solution
    Correct answer is option c: spinster. The word-spinster, refers to a female who is unmarried. Its masculine form is bachelor. The word-emperor is masculine noun. The word-god is a common noun which can refer to both masculine and feminine forms.
  • Question 5
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    Identify the feminine form of the noun: benefactor
    Solution
    A benefactor is a person who gives money to help an organization, a person or the society.
    Option A: The feminine form of the noun 'benefactor' is 'benefactress'. Hence option A is correct.
    Options B, C and D: The words 'benefactrina', 'benefactoress' and 'benefactrine' do not exist in the English dictionary. Hence these options are incorrect.
  • Question 6
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    Identify the noun in neutral gender from the below options: [Intermediate]
    Solution
    Correct answer is option d: mountain. This is a noun which refers to neither a male nor a female form. 
    The word - pupil is a noun in common gender which can refer to both masculine and feminine genders. 
    The words - sheep and goose are masculine nouns. Their feminine forms are:
    sheep : ewe
    goose: gander

  • Question 7
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    Identify the noun in common gender from the options given below: [Intermediate]
    Solution
    Correct answer is option d: cub. It can refer to both masculine and feminine gender. Hence it is a noun in common gender.
    The words: priest, peacock and fox are masculine nouns. Their feminine forms are:
    priest: priestess
    peacock: pea-hen
    fox: vixen 
  • Question 8
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    Identify the feminine form of the noun: 
    Sheep [Intermediate]
    Solution
    Option A is incorrect as sheep is the masculine noun form and not feminine.
    Options C and D are incorrect as there is no word such as sheepess or she-sheep in the English language. 
    The feminine form of sheep is ewe. Hence, the correct answer is option B. 
  • Question 9
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    Identify the feminine form of the noun: wizard [Intermediate]
    Solution
    Options A, C and D are incorrect as there is no word such as wizardess or wizardette or she-wizard in the English language. 
    Correct answer is option B as the feminine form of wizard is witch.
  • Question 10
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    Identify the feminine form of the noun: monk [Intermediate]
    Solution
    Options A and B are incorrect as there is no such word as "monkess" or "she-monk" in the English language. 
    Option C is incorrect as lady monk is a wrong usage in English.
    Correct answer is option D as the feminine counterparts of some masculine nouns are entirely different words. In this case, the feminine form of "monk" is "nun".
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