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English Grammar For All Exms
English Grammar For All Exms
Masculine Feminine
Objects without life are often personified that is spoken of as if they were living beings. We then regard them as
males or females.
The M.asculine Gender is often applied 10 objects remarkable for strength and violence; as
• The Sun, Summer, Winter, Time, Dca:b,
• The Sun sheds his beams on rich and poor alike
The Feminine Gender is often applied to objects remarkable for beauty. gentleness. and gracefulness: as.
The Moon, the Earth,Spring,Autumn, Nature, Liberty, Justice, Mercy, Peace, Hope, Charily
• The Moon has hidden her face behind a cloud.
• Sp,ing has spread her mantle of green over the Earth.
• Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war.
This use is most common in poetry but certain nouns are personified in prose to. A ship is always spoken of as she; as,
• The ship lost all her boats in the s101111.
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