http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/2/xdlv/Post.htm#73589Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:73589Raul0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/2/xdlv/Post.htm#73589http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-73589.xmlInteresting. According to the Oxford and Longman dictionaries I looked up, "tabby" is definded in terms of its fur. However, the "Longman Lexicon of Contemporay English" quotes the masculine of "cat" as "tabby". The "Collins English Dictionary" uses the above mentioned description on the first definitions of the word as an adjective, but as a noun, the first definition is "a tabby cat" and the second one is "any female domestic cat". The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "tabby" as "striped or mottled domestic cat; also: a female cat". I'm "pussled"http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/2/xdlv/Post.htm#70111Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:70111Casi1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/2/xdlv/Post.htm#70111http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-70111.xmlYou're most welcome, Guest. I would appreciate it if you could point out the error in my sentence. All the best,http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/2/xdlv/Post.htm#70108Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:70108Guest2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/2/xdlv/Post.htm#70108http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-70108.xmlTabby cat: A domestic cat with a striped or brindled coat of a gray or tawny color. (Tawny: a light brown to brownish orange)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#70106Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:70106Guest3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#70106http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-70106.xmlThank you Casi for your help. I would appreciate if you could point out the error in my sentence. Many thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#70099Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:70099Casi4http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#70099http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-70099.xmlIS sentence (1) is correct? There should be an -s on "Animals": 1. Animal s . . . . Moreover, try, Is sentence 1. correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#70095Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:70095Guest5http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#70095http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-70095.xml"Animal like dogs, ... give birth to their young ones." I wondered if "animal" should be "animals"? Is "animal" a count or a non-count noun, or it can be either? Many thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#69987Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:69987nona the brit6http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#69987http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-69987.xmlTabby is just a colour. a female cat is a queen.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#69908Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:69908MrPedantic7http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#69908http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-69908.xmlA 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.) MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#69881Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:69881CalifJim8http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#69881http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-69881.xmlAre you sure you've typped it correctly? If you did that on purpose, it's the funniest thing you've written yet!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#69852Wed, 27 May 2009 04:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:69852just the truth9http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#69852http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-69852.xml1.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?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#69851Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:69851Raul10http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htm#69851http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-69851.xmlThe 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!http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htmFri, 27 Feb 2009 05:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:69840hanuman_200011http://www.englishforums.com/English/Animal/xdlv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-69840.xmlSir, 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.