We have already learned a lot about male and female genders. In the English language, normally the genders are categorized as male and female. But there is one more gender – neuter gender. It is introduced in the English language as equivalent to neutral.
What is a Neuter Gender?
A neuter gender is a word that refers to person, things, idea etc. which has no gender for example – air, basket, bed, car, drum, home etc.
We know that Collective Nouns refer to living-beings but are used as Neuter-Noun that is the reason why nouns denoting people are usually of common gender, whereas other nouns may be of either gender. For Example: The audience is looking happy.
As we know, Neuter gender is one of different types of genders in English grammar. The three other genders for nouns and pronouns are:
- masculine/male
- feminine/female
- Common
100 Examples of Neuter Gender Nouns
Following is an a to z list of common neuter Nouns for kids to learn:
- Apple
- Bed
- Box
- Book
- Bus
- Bracelet
- Car
- Chair
- Chalk
- Cloth
- Desk
- Door
- Disk
- Drum
- Fan
- Funnel
- Glass
- Game
- Gate
- Gear
- Hat
- Hammer
- Headphone
- Horn
- Ice-cream
- Igloo
- Jug
- Jacket
- Kite
- Kit
- Key
- Lamp
- Mat
- Map
- Napkin
- Nest
- Oven
- Onion
- Olive
- Pan
- Paper
- Paint
- Pen
- Pencil
- Peace
- Quilt
- Quill
- Quiver
- Radio
- Ring
- Road
- Robot
- Rug
- Raincoat
- Skate
- Showpiece
- Ship
- Spoon
- Swing
- Table
- Tree
- Tin
- Toy
- Train
- Tyre
- Television
- Umbrella
- Unicycle
- Ukulele
- Underwear
- Wallet
- Love
- Peace
- Van
- Vase
- Vest
- Violin
- Wax
- Walnut
- Wheel
- Wool
- Window
Note: A neuter noun may become masculine or feminine by personification.
Sentences using Neuter Gender Nouns
Let’s have a look at some examples Of Neuter Nouns with their use in sentences.
- Pulling her silk robe more tightly around her, Olivia pads over to her night table to pick up a bottle of body lotion.
- The end of the book includes a short glossary of terms to help readers with certain concepts such as bel canto, leitmotif, and verismo.
- He was silhouetted by the bright sky behind him and yet Pen felt as if she had just seen his face.
- Then, with a felt-tipped pen or sharp pencil, mark the lag screw holes that were drilled in the ledger on the wail.
- Instead of being used for serving food, it seems far more likely that it formed a showpiece, displayed prominently at its owner’s banquets.
- I’ve been a long time fan of television, even going so far as to major in it in college.
- This road bends as it crosses the bridge.
- He sat up and looked at her, absently tapping the edge of the piano keys without making a sound.
- It is my wallet.
- You made a really, really bad move getting in bed with Microhook, and it will cost you in the end.
- This chair is really comfortable.
- I took a long drought of the drink he had brought me at so high a price, looking at him over the rim of the glass.
- At the bottom of the case are the two USB ports, a FireWire connection, and a mic and headphone jack.
- As the police approached, the car pulled off and sped away into the distance.
- I can use this box to keep my secret stuff.
- One can love one’s neighbors in the abstract, or even at a distance, but at close quarters it’s almost impossible.
- What I want is some peace and quiet place.
- We need to kit the parts for the assembly by Friday so that manufacturing can build the tool.
- The uniform for the Wolf Cub Scout is the official blue Cub Scout shirt, Wolf neckerchief, and slide.
- A day before the sows are ready to farrow, the farrowing boxes are set up in the rooms.
Conclusion:
With this blog, you can have deep knowledge about the neuter gender along with masculine and feminine. You also saw some example sentences which would be helpful in drafting correct sentences. For more updates stay tuned to Englishbix.com.
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