Pastsimple  +  300953 Tue, 05 Dec 06 08:00 PM Hi, A: I have a pet jaguar. (Note: you can insert any animal here instead of a pet jaguar, you can also think of a more reasonable sentence, like "There's a new jaguar in our local zoo.") B: What sex is it? A: It's <what?> What is person A going to say? It's HE/SHE? Just HE/SHE? (It's) male / female? Something else? What if it is an animal that does have separate terms for the two sexes? (tiger, dog...). Thank you in advance. Pastsimple Joined on Thu, Feb 16 2006 Czech Republic, Europe Full Member 328 If you are a native speaker and find any grammar or stylistic mistakes in my posts, don't hesitate to tell me! I will really appreciate that.

	Grammar Geek  +  301006 Tue, 05 Dec 06 11:35 PM As long as you don't say "She's male" or "He's female" you can probably mix and match: It's female, she's female, it's a "she," she's a "she," etc. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,650 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!