LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

2.7 Gender

2.7В

Study:

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Write:

Identifying masculine and feminine through pronouns: 'He/She is a

Student' [> LEG 2.41]

The word forms man and woman tell us that the reference is to male and female [> 2.7A],

but with most nouns that refer to people, we don't know whether the reference is to male or

female until we hear the pronoun:

My neighbour has just bought a new shed for his garden.

My neighbour is always telling us about her famous son.

Other typical nouns like this are:

adult, artist, child, cook, cousin, darling, dear, doctor, foreigner, friend, guest, journalist, lawyer,

musician, orphan, owner, parent, passenger, person, pupil, relation, relative, scientist, singer,

speaker, spouse, stranger, student, teacher, tourist, visitor, writer.

Supply the correct pronouns in these sentences.

1 When I saw the doctor, told me to go back and see her again next week.

Jennifer is a fine musician plays in the Philharmonic.

My lawyer told me would ring me when he had the information I wanted.

Your visitor left glasses behind when he came here yesterday.

Professor Myers is a brilliant scientist should be given the Nobel Prize for her work.

Mrs Carter, our English teacher, really knows grammar!

The artist, Rembrandt, painted several pictures of wife.

Anton Schmidt works as a cook at a large hotel is famous for his cooking.

How would you describe her? - Well is a student of about 18.

How do you know this passport belongs to a woman? - The owner has photo in it.

My daughter works as a journalist and has been very successful.

2.7C Context

Write: Put in actors, Miss, mother, Prince, princess, Sisters and the missing words.

CINDERELLA AND THE UGLY SISTERS

Our local school recently put on Cinderella as a play and invited the Mayor

of the town to see it. After the performance, the distinguished guest went

backstage.^1 congratulated the young^2 and

actresses.^3 spoke to Henry who played the part of

(^4) Charming and Liz, who played the part of Cinderella. The
Mayor asked Liz if^5 would enjoy being a^6
when she married Prince Charming and she blushed and giggled. The
Mayor congratulated the Fairy God-^7 and, of course, the
teacher who produced the play, Miss Jones.^8 Jones was
very pleased because^9 had worked hard to put on the play
with a company of eleven-year-olds. The Mayor then approached us and
said, 'Excellent... excellent... and ...-er... you must be the Ugly
(^10) !' 'No, ma'am!' we cried. 'We're the children's mothers!'
You must be the Ugly Sisters!