Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	daughter_n	mother_n	sister_n	25,437	5	10.5778	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49298	A key to the art of letters, or, English a learned language, full of art, elegancy and variety being an essay to enable both foreiners, and the English youth of either sex, to speak and write the English tongue well and learnedly, according to the exactest rules of grammar, after which they may attain to Latin, French, or any other forein language in a short time ... : with a preface shewing the necessity of a vernacular grammar ... / by A. Lane ...	Lane, A. (Archibald)	1700 (1700)	Wing L325; ESTC R19550	53,378	144

as the Book of the Master or the Masters Book Q. How is the Genitive formed in English A. In English the Genitive is formed two ways either by putting the Preposition of before the Substantive or s after it or es when the necessity of Pronounciation requires when of is before the Genitive the possessed Substantive comes before of but when s or es is added to the Substantive the possessed Substantive comes after it As the Masters Care or the Care of the Master An asses Milk or the Milk of an ass Q. Is not es Possessive sometimes omitted Es Possessive is often omitted for easiness of Pronunciation as Priamus Son for Priamuses Son the Horses bridles for the Horsesses bri●les Q. VVhen is a Noun in the Dative Case A. A Noun is in the Dative Case when it is the thing to which any other thing is applyed by some Verb or Adjective Q How is the Dative known in English A. In English the Dative is usually known by the Preposition to and sometimes for befo●● it and then the applyed Word comes before the Preposition as for Example Strong Drink is hurtful to Children or for Children I said my Lesson to the Master Q. When is a Noun in the Ablative Case A. A Noun is in the Ablative Case when it comes after any of these Prepositions with from in or by c. as with my Master from my Father in the School c. Q. When is a Noun in the Accusative Case A. A Noun is in the Accusative Case when it is the object of Action and then it usually comes after a Verb or Participle of an active Signification As for Example VVorship God Honour thy Parents c. Q. What Cases are alike in English A. The Nominative Vocative and Accusative are alike in English As for Example the Nom. Sing Man the Gen. of Man or Mans the Dat. to Man the Abl. from Man the Accus Man Nom. Plur. Men the Gen. or Men or Mens the Dat. to Men the Abl. from Men the Accus Men Q. How is the Personal Substantive I declined A. The Personal Substantive I is irregularly declined thus Nom. Sing I Gen. of me Dat. to me Abl. to me Accus me Now. Plur. we Gen. of us Dat. to us Abl. from us Accus us Q. How is the Personal Substantive Thou declined A. The Personal Substantive Thou is irreregularly Declined thus Nom. Sing Thou Voc. thou Gen. of thee Dat. to thee Abl. from thee Accus thee Nom. Plur. Ye or you Voc. ye or you Gen. of you Dat. to you Abl. from you Accus you Of the Genders of Nouns Q. How are Substantives distinguished in respect of Gender A. Substantives in respect of Gender are distinguished into Masculine Feminine and Neuter the Masculine Gender is the he kind the Feminine the she kind the Neuter Gender any thing that is neither he nor she Q. How are the Genders signified in English A. In English the Masculine Gender is signified by he the Feminine by she the Neuter by it Q. What Nouns are of the Masculine Gender A. All Nouns that are said of the he kind only are of the Masculine Gender as a Father a Brother a Son c. Q. What Nouns are of the Feminine Gender A. All Nouns that are said of the she kind only are of the Feminine Gender as a Mother a Daughter a Sister c. Q. What Nouns are of the Neuter Gender A. All Nouns that are not said of the he kind only nor of the she kind only are of the Neuter Gender as a Creature a Thing a House a Book a Table c. Q. Are not some Nouns said both of the Males and Females of a kind A. There are some Nouns said both of the Males and Females of a kind without distinction and they are called Epicens or Nouns common to both Sexes because they signify the Species or common Nature of both without regard to either and therefore they are properly of the Neuter Gender as a Child a Sparrow a Slave c. But when Epicens are particularly applyed to one Sex distinct from the other they also admit the Gender of the Sex to which they are applied As for Example I may say in good Sense The Nurse took the Child and gave it suck or with regard to the Sex gave him suck or gave her suck Note In Epicens the Sex is often distinguished by the Words Male Female he she and such like Sex-distinguishing Words as a Male-Child a Female-Child a He-ass a She-ass a Cock-sparrow a Hen sparrow Of an Adjective Q. What is an Adjective A. An Adjective is a Word that signifies the Manner or Quality of a thing Q. How shall one know an Adjective A. Every Word that can be declined in good Sense with a Substantive and without a Substantive does not make Sense is an Adjective as the Words Wise Foolish White Black c. Q. How do you know the Word Wise is an Adjective A. I know the Word Wise is an Adjective because I can decline it in good Sense with a Substantive thus A Wise Man of a Wise Man to a Wise Man with a Wise Man And without a Substantive it does not make Sense as I Love Wise Q. Are all Adjectives said in the Vocative Case A. The Adjectives a and the and other incomparable Adjectives are not said in the Voc. Case because they always denote the Person or thing spoken of but the Voc. always denotes the Person or thing spoken to Q. Can a or the be joined with a proper Name in good Sence A. A or the Or any other Adjective cannot in good Sense be joined with a Proper Name as such because every Adjective qualifies and determines some kind of thing but a Proper Name is no kind of thing but a meer sound by which an individual thing of a kind is distinguished from other individuals of the same kind But when a Proper Name is put for a common Noun or when a common Noun is understood with it then it admits a or the or any other Adjective in good Sense Thus I can say in good Sense a Man the City but not a John the London I can say a Solomon for a very Wise Man a Judas for a very treacherous Man and if I say Wise Solomon or treacherous Judas the common Substantive Man is understood Q. Do Adjectives admit s to make them Plural A. In English the Adjectives are alike in both Numbers but when they are used as Substantives then they admit s to make them Plural as secrets for secret things goods for good things Q. Is the Adjective a said in the Plural Number A. The Adjective a is not said in the Plural Number because it always denotes one or some one indefinitely and therefore cannot be said in the Plural Number We say a before a Consonant and an before a Vowel for easiness of Pronounciation as a a man not an man an ass not a ass Q. Is the Adjective the said