Examples:
- girl,
- Julia,
- hen,
- waitress,
- maid,
- doe,
- spinster,
- matron,
- aunt,
- squaw,
- she.
3. A noun or pronoun denoting a thing without animal life is of the neuter gender.
Examples:
- pencil,
- light,
- water,
- star,
- book,
- dust,
- leaf,
- it.
A noun or pronoun which is sometimes masculine and sometimes feminine is often said to be of common gender.
Examples:
- bird,
- speaker,
- artist,
- animal,
- cat,
- European,
- musician,
- operator,
- they.
67. A pronoun must be in the same gender as the noun for which it stands or to which it refers.
Each of the following pronouns is limited to a single gender: