hanuman_2000  +  69840 Tue, 25 Jan 05 04:04 AM Sir, 1.Animal like dogs,lions,cats etc gives birth to young ones. This sentence is from a science book. Here "dogs" ,lions which are male.How can they give birth to youg ones. IS sentence (1) is correct? Should we use female version of "dogs" and "lions"? What is female of "cat"? Thanks. hanuman_2000 Joined on Thu, Aug 12 2004 INDIA Contributing Member 1,644

	Raul  +  69851 Tue, 25 Jan 05 04:55 AM The sentence is correct. It's customary to mention only the general noun (dog, lion, cat) because you are talking about the species. The female of cat is "tabby" and the masculine is "tomcat". Hope this helps! Raul Joined on Mon, Sep 1 2003 Lima - Peru Full Member 221 "I touch the future: I teach" Nouns

	just the truth  +  69852 Tue, 25 Jan 05 04:56 AM 1.Animal like dogs,lions,cats etc gives birth to young ones. This sentence is from a science book. JT: Not one written by an ENL, I'd wager, Hanuman. Are you sure you've typped it correctly? Here "dogs", lions which are male. How can they give birth to young ones. Dog and lion are names for a type of animal. It refers to all in a general sense; young and old, male and female. There are more specific terms to describe gender and relative age. Some animal groups have more specific names than others, depending on how "important" they are. Horse Male - stud/stallion Female - mare young male - colt young female - filly male that is neutered - gelding What is THE female of the "cat" family? just the truth Joined on Mon, Dec 27 2004 Regular Member 849 Genders

	CalifJim  +  69881 Tue, 25 Jan 05 07:27 AM Are you sure you've typped it correctly? If you did that on purpose, it's the funniest thing you've written yet!!! CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,385 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	MrPedantic  +  69908 Tue, 25 Jan 05 09:14 AM A couple of comments: 1. 'Stud' is not synonymous with 'stallion'. A stud is a stallion kept for breeding purposes. 2. 'Tabby' for 'female cat' is slightly misleading. 'Tabby' also simply = a 'brindled cat'. 3. 'Tomcat' means a male cat that hasn't been neutered. (If in doubt, smell it.) MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...

	nona the brit  +  69987 Tue, 25 Jan 05 07:36 PM Tabby is just a colour. a female cat is a queen. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Casi  +  70099 Wed, 26 Jan 05 10:16 AM IS sentence (1) is correct? There should be an -s on "Animals": 1. Animals. . . . Moreover, try, Is sentence 1. correct? Casi Joined on Sat, Sep 25 2004 Regular Member 547