10. Things to Remember

Question 1

What is important to remember about neuter plural subjects?

Answer 1

They take a singular verb

Question 2

How is time how long expressed?

Answer 2

With the accusative

Question 3

How is time within which expressed?

Answer 3

With the genitive

Question 4

How is time when expressed?

Answer 4

With the dative

Question 5

What is the usual method of expressing ‘than’ after a comparative?

Answer 5

to use ἠ (= than) after the comparative with the noun after it in the same case as the noun with which it is being compared

Question 6

What is the other method of expressing ‘than’ after a comparative?

Answer 6

to miss out the word ἠ and put the second noun into the genitive

Question 7

What is important to note about ‘ἠ’?

Answer 7

in other contexts it can mean ‘or’

Question 8

What are the 3 indirect statement constructions?

Answer 8

• ‘that’ clause
• infinitive construction
• participle construction

Question 9

Each indirect statement construction is associated with a particular type of verb. What verbs are associated with a ‘that’ construction?

Answer 9

• verbs of saying

Question 10

Each indirect statement construction is associated with a particular type of verb. What verbs are associated with the infinitive construction?

Answer 10

• verbs of thinking as well as φημι

Question 11

Each indirect statement construction is associated with a particular type of verb. What verbs are associated with the participle construction?

Answer 11

• verbs of perception

Question 12

In indirect statements with the infinitive and participle constructions, what case is a new subject? What happens if the subject is the same as that of the introductory verb?

Answer 12

• accusative
• it is nominative or left out