LANGUAGE: Avoiding Stereotypes and Sexist Language

In the following sentence, the underlined term(s) should be replaced with wording that is not sexist. Choose the answer option that provides the best replacement, or, if the underlined material is the best choice, select No change. During home visits, the male nurse who helped my father was also good at mothering my children.

During home visits, the nurse who helped my father was also good at caring for my children.

In the following sentence, the underlined term(s) should be replaced with wording that is not sexist. Choose the answer option that provides the best replacement, or, if the underlined material is the best choice, select No change. If a single person wants to adopt a child, he must go through a screening process.

If single people want to adopt a child, they must go through a screening process.

In the following sentence, the underlined term(s) should be replaced with wording that is not sexist. Choose the answer option that provides the best replacement, or, if the underlined material is the best choice, select No change. All the freshmen members of Congress attended the opening session.

All the new members of Congress attended the opening session.

In the following sentence, the underlined term(s) should be replaced with wording that is not sexist. Choose the answer option that provides the best replacement, or, if the underlined material is the best choice, select No change. If anyone knows the correct answer, he should raise his hand immediately.

If you know the correct answer, raise your hand immediately.

In the following sentence, the underlined term(s) should be replaced with wording that is not sexist. Choose the answer option that provides the best replacement, or, if the underlined material is the best choice, select No change. Before becoming a police officer, a candidate must pass several stringent tests.

No change

In the following sentence, the underlined term(s) should be replaced with wording that is not sexist. Choose the answer option that provides the best replacement, or, if the underlined material is the best choice, select No change. The woman engineer walked to the podium and began to explain the new design to the businessmen in the audience.

The engineer walked to the podium and began to explain the new design to the business executives in the audience.

In the following sentence, the underlined term(s) should be replaced with wording that is not sexist. Choose the answer option that provides the best replacement, or, if the underlined material is the best choice, select No change. Whenever someone remodels a house, she must obtain a permit from the local governing authority.

Whenever someone remodels a house, he or she must obtain a permit from the local governing authority.