Question

From the given sentence, form feminine nouns from the masculine ones:

The bull was chased by the fox.

• A. calf, foxess
• B. ox, fox
• C. bull, vixen
• D. cow, vixen

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

cow, vixen

Option D is correct. Some masculine gender nouns can be changed into their feminine forms by using a different word. The feminine noun of "bull" is "cow" while that of "fox" is "vixen.

Option A is incorrect. "Calf" is noun used to denote the offspring of cows. It is not a feminine noun. Thus it is incorrect. The feminine form of "fox" cannot be formed by adding "-ness" at the end. "Foxess" is not a word.

Option B is incorrect. "Fox" is a masculine noun, not feminine. "Ox" is also the masculine gender noun of cow.

Option C is incorrect. "Bull" is a masculine noun, not feminine.