Animal

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!

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; youn

Are you sure you've typped it correctly?

If you did that on purpose, it's the funniest thing you've written yet!!!

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

Tabby is just a colour. a female cat is a queen.

"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.

IS sentence (1) is correct?

There should be an -s on "Animals":

1. Animals. . . .

Moreover, try,

Is sentence 1. correct?

Thank you Casi for your help. I would appreciate if you could point out the error in my sentence. Many thanks.

Tabby cat:

A domestic cat with a striped or brindled coat of a gray or tawny color.

(Tawny: a light brown to brownish orange)

You're most welcome, Guest.

I would appreciate it if you could point out the error in my sentence.

All the best,