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Pastsimple Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Animals, their sex
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.
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.
Top answer
It's a "she/ he". Male or female would also work fine.
- It's a "she/ he".
- Male or female would also work fine.
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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.
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