Gender-specific Noun

What Is a Gender-specific Noun? (Video)

A gender-specific noun is a noun that refers to someone or something specifically male or female. For example, the gender-specific noun 'vixen' refers to a female fox. In English, the gender of a noun determines the pronouns we use with it (e.g., he, she, it) and the possessive determiners (e.g., his, her, its).

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