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.
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.