General Grammar Rules

Question 1

Cases in a sentence?

Answer 1

The Subject Noms the Object Accused

Question 2

What are the oblique cases?

Answer 2

Acc, Gen, Dat.

Question 3

When are oblique cases used?

Answer 3

1. after prepositions to define the relationship between the word they govern and the rest of the sentence.
2. The word governed is always a pronoun.

Question 4

Prepositions with a motion towards govern the?

Answer 4

Accusative

Question 5

Prepositions with motion away govern the?

Answer 5

Genitive

Question 6

Prepositions with rest or fixed?

Answer 6

Dative

Question 7

Preposition only take which cases? Except?

Answer 7

A, G, D - except ΠΡΟΣ

Question 8

Where do adverbs appear in a sentence?

Answer 8

BEFORE the word they modify

especially ουκ (negators)

Question 9

What is eliding?

Answer 9

used to avoid 2 vowels

απο οικοσ > απ’ οικοσ

Question 10

vowels following κ, π, τ + rough breathing = ?

Answer 10

κ > χ
π > φ
τ > θ

υπο ‘ελενησ > θφελενησ

Question 11

Explain standard dictionary practice?

Answer 11

Nominative singular, genitive ending, Nominative Singular Definite article

Question 12

Neuter Nouns in Voc and Acc (singular and plural) are all ?

Answer 12

The same as the nominative

Question 13

In plural N, V, A of all neuter nouns end in?

Answer 13

• alpha

Question 14

What is an Augment?

Answer 14

its something prefixed to the indicative of the 3 historic tenses - does not occur in primary tenses

Question 15

What are the 3 historic tenses?

Answer 15

Imperfect, Aorist, PluPerfect

Question 16

What are the types of augment?

Answer 16

Syllabic - adds and extra letter

Temporal - change makes the world longer to pronounce

Question 17

What are the temporal changes?

Answer 17

Singular Plural
α > η αι > η
ε > η αυ > ηυ
ι > ι ει > η ( with iota subscript) ο > ω ευ > ηυ υ > υ οι > ω ( with iota subscript)