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B. Fill in the blanks using the opposite gender of the nouns given in brackets.

1. _____________, welcome to the team. (Gentlemen)
2. The ______________ looked really happy. (bride)

3. The people loved the ______________ dearly. (king)

4. My cousin played the ____________ for us. (host)

5. The _____________ was looking after the flock. (shepherdess)

6. The ____________ was very handsome. (duchess)

C. Rewrite the following sentences changing the underlined nouns and
pronouns to their opposite genders.

1. Rishi’s brother is an actor. He plays the lead in a play.

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2. My brother has two sons. They are my nephews.

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3. The housekeeper brought in the prince’s dinner.

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4. The hen sat on the fence for a long time.
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5. He drives a truck to the city every morning.

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Grammar

Look at the following sentences from the story.

This is a splendid hunting ground.

That is very sad.

In these sentences the words this and that are used to point out something that they refer
to. They are demonstrative pronouns.

Demonstrative pronouns this, that, these and those show or point out the person or thing
that they refer to. They are usually followed by verbs.

This and that are used for singular nouns while these and those are used for plural nouns.

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