What is the rule? I don't think there is a rule. You just have to memorize the few nouns in English that are customarily given a gender. Note that you won't be considered wrong if you use "it" to reference such a noun. For

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194238/#comment Here's a good summary from an IMDB contributor: On December 6, 1989, Marc Lepine wrapped his Ruger Mini-14 semi automatic rifle in a plastic garbage bag, filled the pockets of his coat with

Hello, I'm writing an essay about male and female language and since I don't have any native speakers of English in my surroundings, I hope you could help me. If you could answer these questions for me I would be very happy. (Note: I only

I have always known that after an indefinite pronoun, namely "everyone," "somebody" etc, the correct possessive pronoun to be used is "their." E.g.: Everyone should always do their best. However, the "Canadian

If you know their first name, you can probably Google to find out what gender they are. I agree. That's the best thing to do, although it may leave some room for misunderstanding. For instance, Andrea is a name for boys in Italy, and for

In English the number of a noun is either singular (a boy) or plural (boys). In some other languages dual exists to denote two of something. English nouns no longer have gender but for example German and Latin nouns are either masculine, feminine

can you help analyze the structure of this sentence? I cannot understand its grammatical structure. inspect one's way?? what's that? Beth Levin ( English Verb Classes and Alternations ) classifies it as the X's way construction.

I f a baby is sick and you take them to the docto r, do they take out blood ? I assume you're asking about grammar, because this is an English Forum, not a medical one. Some people will say that the use of "them" is

I've read about the supposed difficulty of many languages. Some I don't know at all (like Chinese or Arabic, which I'd imagine are difficult), but I did have the opportunity to learn one of the hardest, and supposedly the most

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. progressive education A movement in American education. Confined to a period between the late 19th and mid-20th cent., the term "progressive education" is generally used to refer only