English Grammar and Composition for Public Schools. G. H. Armstrong

COLLECTIVE NOUNS.

      Name the nouns in the following sentences that denote a collection of objects:—

1.	His family live in England.
2.	The army advanced during the night.
3.	The verdict is given by a jury.
4.	A committee of six was appointed by the members.

      A noun of the singular form that stands for a collection or number of things is called a collective noun; as, He owns a herd of cattle.

      EXERCISE.

      Write five sentences each containing a collective noun, and underline the example in each sentence.

      IV. VERBAL NOUNS.

      Select the nouns ending in ing that are derived from verbs and have lost all verbal function in the following sentences:—

1.	That is good ploughing.
2.	His writing is very legible.
3.	The singing was admired by all.

      A noun ending in ing that is derived from a verb and has lost all verbal function, is called a verbal noun; as, There is good sleighing now.

      EXERCISE.

      Write five sentences each containing a verbal noun, and underline the example in each sentence.

LESSON XIV.

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      V. GENDER-NOUNS.

      Which of the following words denote males, and which denote females?

	boy,	man,	uncle,	hero,	emperor,
	girl,	woman,	aunt,	heroine,	empress.

      Sex is one of the two divisions of animals, male and female.

      The distinction of sex is called gender.

      A noun that denotes a male is of the masculine gender; as, father.

      A noun that denotes a female is of the feminine gender; as, mother.

      Some nouns are either masculine or feminine gender; as, friend, neighbor.

      Nouns that denote things neither male nor female, have no gender; as, book, tree.

       Gender is distinguished by different words; as—

Masculine.	Feminine.
gentleman,	lady,
husband,	wife,
king,	queen,
monk,	nun,
nephew,	niece,
sir,	madam,
son,	daughter,
uncle,	aunt,
bachelor,	maid or spinster,
drake,	duck,
hart,	roe,
ram,	ewe,
stag,	hind,
buck,	doe,
earl,	countess,
wizard,	witch.

      Gender is distinguished by different endings; as—

Masculine.	Feminine.
heir,	heiress,
baron,	baroness,
count,	countess,
prince,	princess,
negro,	negress,
actor,	actress,
Jew,	Jewess,
lion,	lioness,
governor,	governess,
abbot,	abbess,
victor,	victress,
marquis,	marchioness,
peer,	peeress,
host,	hostess,
duke,	duchess,
master,	mistress,
deacon,	deaconess,
poet,	poetess,
executor,	executrix,
hero,	heroine,
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