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From the given sentence, form a feminine noun from the masculine word given, by replacing it with another word:

A group of stallions stood proudly behind the stable. [Intermediate]

A
Horse
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Pony
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C
Mare
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C Mare

The sentence would have Option C, Mare as the correct answer.

The given sentence has only one male gender noun, and it is ‘stallions’. The word ‘stallion’ means the male horse, and the exact counterpart of the same would be termed as Option C, mare, which is used for the female horse. Option A, Horse is a breed and is a common gender noun, much like human, which is categorized as male and female. Option B, Pony, is a the term given for the offspring of a horse, which again is a common gender noun.

Hence, Option C, Mare, is the correct answer.


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