III. Use the plural forms of these nouns in sentences: Use the following nouns in sentences, with plural adjectives or What Name five nouns that denote males; five that denote females. are such nouns called? Tell three ways in which the gender of nouns is distinguished, and illustrate by examples. Name a noun that may denote either a male or a female. Mention a noun that names a thing neither male nor female. Tell (1.) Which of these italicized nouns may denote either males or females. (2.) How you can determine the sex of the persons named in the other examples. I. Too many cooks spoil the broth. 2. Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this thing? 3. The servant placed the tray on the table. 4. He cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew, when he pleased, he could whistle them back. 5. Each of the strangers was invited to sit down. 6. He was a friend to the prisoner. 7. The Prince and his companion sailed out of the harbor. 8. Your cousin is a man of great energy. 9. Mrs. Bagnet sits in her gown of ceremony an honored guest. 10. As the last sentence fell from the lips of the reader, a loud shout went up. II. She was an accomplished musician. WRITTEN EXERCISES. Copy the following nouns, and opposite each write the feminine noun corresponding to it: — Write sentences, using other nouns or pronouns with each of the nouns below, to show the sex of the person named: Mention the verb in the first sentence. What is its subject? * The form of a noun or of a pronoun that is used as the subject of a verb is called the nominative form. The word is said to be in the nominative case. What is the office of the word boy's in the second sentence? What is this form of the word called? When a noun or pronoun is used to show possession, it is said to be in the possessive case. How is the word boy used in the last sentence? A noun or a pronoun *See Lesson XVIII. used as the object* of a verb or of a preposition is said to be in the objective case. The case of a noun is determined by the relation that it bears to other words in the sentence. The possessive case is the only one that has a special form. The common or ordinary form of the noun is used in the other cases. State three ways of forming the possessive of nouns, and illustrate by examples. How is the possessive of a compound word or phrase formed? Possession is sometimes indicated by the objective case with the preposition of; as, The mother of the child, for the child's mother. NOTE. — This form is generally used in speaking of things without life; as, The bank of the river, The door of the church, The lakes of Scotland. And also in speaking of persons, when the possessive would be ambiguous or awkward; as, The wife of one of my brothers. Point out the nouns in these sentences, tell how each is used, and name its case: I. He was shown into the king's presence. 2. He wrapped her warm in his seaman's coat. 3. Cultivate the habit of attention. 4. The children clustered round Grandfather's great chair. 5. Where did the officer stand? 6. The people's confidence in their commander was unshaken 7. We visited Washington's headquarters. 8. A fisherman hastened along the beach. 9. She heard the tramp of horses' hoofs and the rattling of wheels. 10. The village master taught his little school. *See Lesson XIX. WRITTEN EXERCISES. I. Write the four forms of each of the nouns below: Write the following, using the possessive form of the noun instead of the objective with of: the camp of the enemy, the tusk of the elephant, the decision of the judge, the command of the captain, the voices of the children, III. the reply of the boy, the sting of a bee, the address of the president, |