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Why Grammar? Christian Worldview Many of us that attended government school either never understood the importance of grammar or did not care. Some only performed the grammar exercises since it was required and/or we did not want to get "in trouble." This is so sad because grammar is not just about the mechanics of language, but has a Christian worldview behind it. Grammar, as in all things in creation, points us to our Lord.
Masculine Gender Definition: Nouns which are the names of males.
Example: tiger, duke, husband, gentleman, boy, he, his
Feminine Gender Definition: Nouns which are the names of females.
Example: tigress, lady, lass, wife, girl, she, her
Neuter Gender Definition: Nouns which are neither male nor female.
Example: box, book, desk, bench, book, barn, it
Common Gender Definition: Nouns which the gender of an object is not known.
Example: neighbor, parent, friend, bird, people, cousin, them, they, we, us
Exercise:
Name the gender of each of the following nouns
son | daughter | brother | sister | father |
cousin | mouse | boy | general | house |
ship | mother | tree | apple | goose |
drake | brush | uncle | Douglas | Anne |
niece | England | clock | pitcher | leaf |
cow | friend | George | mom | road |
The masculine gender may be distinguished from the feminine in three ways.
1. By the use of different words
bachelor | maid / spinster |
beau | belle |
boy | girl |
brother | sister |
cock/rooster | hen |
drake | duck |
father | mother |
gander | goose |
gentleman | lady |
hart | roe |
husband | wife |
king | queen |
lord | lady |
lad | lass |
male | female |
man | woman |
Mr. | Mrs. |
nephew | niece |
papa | mama |
sir | madam |
son | daughter |
stag | hind |
uncle | aunt |
2. By a different ending
abbot | abbess |
actor | actress |
benefactor | benefactress |
bridegroom | bride |
count/earl | countess |
czar | czarina |
don | doña |
duke | duchess |
emperor | empress |
friar / monk | nun |
giant | giantess |
God | goddess |
heir | heiress |
host | hostess |
lion | lioness |
marquis | marchioness |
peer | peeress |
prince | princess |
prior | prioress |
shepherd | shepherdess |
songster | songstress |
sultan | sultana |
tailor | tailoress |
tiger | tigress |
viscount | viscountess |
widower | widow |
wizard | witch |
administrator | administratrix |
executor | executrix |
prosecutor | prosecutrix |
testator | testatrix |
hero | heroine |
equestrian | equestrienne |
3. By forming compound words
gentleman | gentlewoman |
grandfather | grandmother |
he-goat | she-goat |
landlord | landlady |
man-servant | maid-servant |
peacock | peahen |
schoolmaster | schoolmistress |
stepfather | stepmother |
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