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Elementary New Testament Greek, 2014a

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5: Adjectives, The Verb “to Be” and Nouns of the 1st Declension<br />

Exercises<br />

I. Short Answer<br />

1) What does an adjective typically do?<br />

2) How must an adjective agree with the noun it modies?<br />

3) Describe the sequences and names of each of the positions an adjective<br />

may be found in.<br />

4) What sense is communicated by each position of the adjective?<br />

5) What kind of verb is μ?<br />

6) What case commonly completes a verb of being, and why?<br />

Solutions to Exercise I<br />

1) It modies a noun.<br />

2) It must agree with its governing noun in all three parsing dimensions: case, number, and gender.<br />

3) It may be in the attributive position: article—adjective—noun; or article—noun—article--<br />

adjective. It may be in the predicate position: article—noun—adjective; or adjective—article—<br />

noun. It may be in the substantive position: article—adjective.<br />

4) Attributive position:. The adjective simply modies a noun right where it stands […the good<br />

apostle…]. Predicate position: A complete afrmation is made [The apostle is (was, will be)<br />

good.]. Substantive position: The adjective assumes an implied noun […the good (one)…].<br />

5) μ is a verb of “being,” usually forming a kind of equation [I am (=) an apostle; I am (=) good.]<br />

6) The nominative case usually completes a verb of being, since it (in a sense) equates the predicate to<br />

the subject (which is usually in the nominative).<br />

II. Memorize the First Declension<br />

Memorize this declension. The feminine forms of the article, which you have already<br />

memorized, should help you greatly. Use your own paper to write out its forms, and<br />

continually pronounce aloud as you write.<br />

Feminine<br />

Singular<br />

Stem Ending In 1 <br />

Masculine<br />

Plural<br />

Nominative <br />

Genitive <br />

Dative <br />

Accusative <br />

Vocative <br />

1<br />

Stem ending in and the preceding letter is not , , or .<br />

III. Exercise with Predicate Adjectives (with and without )<br />

Work through each of the short sentences provided. Work repeatedly through these<br />

until you begin to feel comfortable working with and recognizing the predicate<br />

adjective, whether with or without the copulative verb.<br />

69<br />

1) μ <br />

2) <br />

3) <br />

4) <br />

5)

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