Replace “bride” in the sentence with a masculine noun: The bride is getting ready.

Nouns identify names of people, places, animals, and things based on gender. Nouns can be classified into masculine, feminine, common, and neuter. Masculine nouns denote male members of species or male figures, Feminine nouns indicate female members of species or female figures, Common nouns are not gender-specific, and Neuter nouns point out items that lack gender. While “bride” is feminine, “bridegroom” is a masculine noun. The first and third options are not real words. So, the correct answer is “bridegroom.”