Wallace_Greek Clauses

Question 1

What does each clause contain?

Answer 1

a subject and a predicate or a nonfinite verbal form (infinitive or participle)

Question 2

What is a paratactic structure?

Answer 2

compound sentence where tow or more clauses are connected in a coordinate relation

Question 3

What is a hypotactic structure?

Answer 3

complex sentence where one or more clauses are subordinate to another clause

Question 4

What are the different functions of coordinating conjunctions?

Answer 4

1. connective
2. contrastive
3. correlative
4. disjunctive
5. explanatory
6. inferential
7. transitional

Question 5

What is asyndeton

Answer 5

1. an independent clause not introduced by a conjunctive word or phrase
2. a stylistic feature that occurs often for emphasis, solemnity, or rhetorical value, or abrupt change in topic

Question 6

What four types of constructions are involvedin dependent clauses?

Answer 6

1. infinitival
2. participial
3. conjunctive
4. relative (introduced by a relative pronoun [ὃς:who, which], adjective [οἷος: such as, as, ὃσος: as much/many as], adverb [ὃπου: where, ὃτε: when])

Question 7

What is contained in a definite relative clause?

Answer 7

1. contains a verb in the indicative mood
2. refers to a specific individual or group, or specific fact, event, or action
3. refers back to its antecedent

Question 8

What is contained in an indefinite relative clause?

Answer 8

1. contains a verb in the subjunctive mood plus the particle ἂν (or ἐάν)
2. refers to an unspecified individual or group, or event or action
3. no antecedent

Question 9

How do you classify a dependent clause?

Answer 9

1. identify the structural form (infinitival, participial, conjunctive, relative)
2. Identify the syntactical function of the clause by classifying the key structural markers in the clause (the infinitive, participle, conjunction, or relative pronoun)

Question 10

How do you identify the syntactical function of the clause?

Answer 10

1. identify the main functional category (substantival, adjectival, or adverbial)
2. identify the appropriate functional subcategory under the main category (e.g. under adverbial is it cause, condition, purpose, result, time, etc.)

Question 11

What are the different types of substantival clauses?

Answer 11

1. subject
2. predicate nominative
3. direct object
4. direct object
5. indirect discourse
6. apposition

Question 12

What are the different types of adjectival clauses?

Answer 12

1. describe
2. explain
3. restrict

Question 13

What are the different types of adverbial clauses?

Answer 13

1. cause
2. comparison
3. concession
4. condition
5. complementary
6. location
7. manner/means
8. purpose
9. result
10. time