English Grammar — MCQ Noun — Gender, Number and Case Class 9 / 1st Year Intermediate

 

English Grammar — MCQ Noun — Gender, Number and Case Class 9 / 1st Year Intermediate

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Q1. (Gender) Identify the feminine gender of the word "Drone": A. Bee B. Queen bee C. Worker bee D. Honey bee

Q2. (Number) Choose the correct plural form of the word "Phenomenon": A. Phenomenons B. Phenomenas C. Phenomena D. Phenomenes

Q3. (Case) Identify the case of the underlined noun: "Radha sings beautifully in the school choir." A. Objective case B. Possessive case C. Nominative case D. Vocative case

Q4. (Gender) Identify the masculine gender of the word "Vixen": A. Fox B. Cub C. Tigress D. Hound

Q5. (Number) Choose the correct plural form of the word "Crisis": A. Crisises B. Crises C. Crisi D. Crisiss

Q6. (Case) Identify the case of the underlined noun: "She borrowed Ram's pen to write the letter." A. Nominative case B. Objective case C. Vocative case D. Possessive case

Q7. (Gender) Identify the feminine gender of the word "Gander": A. Duck B. Hen C. Goose D. Dove

Q8. (Number) Choose the correct plural form of the word "Syllabus": A. Syllabuses B. Syllabi C. Both A and B are correct D. Syllabas

Q9. (Case) Identify the case of the underlined noun: "Ravi, please bring your textbook to the class." A. Nominative case B. Possessive case C. Objective case D. Vocative case

Q10. (Number) Choose the correct plural form of the word "Radius": A. Radiuses B. Radies C. Radii D. Radius

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Answers with Explanations

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Q1. ✅ B — Queen bee. A drone is the masculine gender — it refers to the male bee whose only purpose is to mate with the queen. The feminine gender of drone is queen bee — the female bee that rules the hive and lays eggs. Worker bees are typically sterile females and do not represent the direct feminine counterpart of a drone in grammatical gender pairs.

Q2. ✅ C — Phenomena. Phenomenon is a word of Greek origin. Greek words ending in -on form their plurals by changing -on to -a. Correct plural: phenomena. Other similar Greek plurals: criterion → criteria, automaton → automata. Phenomenons is considered non-standard and phenomenas is completely incorrect as phenomena is itself already the plural form.

Q3. ✅ C — Nominative case. The nominative case (also called the subjective case) is used when a noun functions as the subject of the sentence. Radha is the subject of the verb sings — she is performing the action. The nominative case identifies who or what is doing the action in the sentence. It is the most common case in simple declarative sentences.

Q4. ✅ A — Fox. A vixen is the feminine gender of a fox — it refers specifically to a female fox. Therefore the masculine gender of vixen is fox. Gender pairs of animals are important in English grammar: lion/lioness, tiger/tigress, horse/mare, bull/cow, ram/ewe. Knowing animal gender pairs is essential for vocabulary and grammar examinations.

Q5. ✅ B — Crises. Crisis is a word of Greek origin ending in -is. Greek and Latin words ending in -is form their plurals by changing -is to -es. Correct plural: crises (pronounced cry-seez). Other similar plurals: basis → bases, axis → axes, thesis → theses, analysis → analyses, diagnosis → diagnoses. Adding -es directly to crisis is incorrect.

Q6. ✅ D — Possessive case. The possessive case (also called the genitive case) shows ownership or possession. Ram's indicates that the pen belongs to Ram. The possessive case is formed by adding 's to singular nouns and just ' to regular plural nouns ending in s. Examples: teacher's book, children's toys, India's culture. It always answers the question whose?

Q7. ✅ C — Goose. A gander is the masculine gender — it refers to a male goose. The feminine gender of gander is goose — which refers to a female goose. This is an important gender pair in English. Other bird gender pairs: cock/hen, peacock/peahen, drake/duck, cob/pen (swan). The young one of a goose is called a gosling.

Q8. ✅ C — Both A and B are correct. Syllabus has two accepted plural forms in modern English. Syllabi is the Latin plural (from the original Latin origin of the word) and syllabuses is the anglicised plural following regular English rules. Both are widely accepted in standard dictionaries and formal usage. In examinations, either form may be considered correct depending on the context.

Q9. ✅ D — Vocative case. The vocative case is used when a noun is used to directly address a person or thing. The noun in the vocative case names the person being spoken to. Ravi is being directly addressed in the sentence — the speaker is calling out to Ravi and giving him an instruction. The vocative noun is usually separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma.

Q10. ✅ C — Radii. Radius is a word of Latin origin ending in -us. Latin words ending in -us typically form their plurals by changing -us to -i. Correct plural: radii. Other similar Latin plurals: cactus → cacti, focus → foci, nucleus → nuclei, alumnus → alumni, stimulus → stimuli. Some words like campus have been anglicised and use campuses as the plural.