Greek Grammar 4 (Syntax) Flashcards
What is the subject (of a sentence)?
a word (noun/pronoun) which does the action/state expressed by the verb.
What is the predicate (of a sentence)?
Mostly a verb. It’s what is said about the subject.
What is a direct object?
A word that specifies who/what is directly affected by the verb.
What is an indirect object?
A word that specifies who/what is indirectly affected by the verb and who/what receives the direct object. It usually has a preposition attached to it, though not always.
What is a noun?
The name of any person/place or thing.
What is a pronoun?
A word used to replace a noun. i.e. he/she/it.
What is a adjective?
A word that adds further description to a noun.
What is a verb?
A word that states an action, state or occurence.
What is an adverb?
A word that adds further description to a verb. How the action was performed.
What is a preposition?
A word in front of a noun or pronoun to indicate how it fits into the rest of the sentence. E.g. to, into, upon, at. etc.
What is a conjunction?
A word that joins together two sentences, clauses or words. E.g. and, but, because, also. Etc.
What is an article?
A word joined to a noun to qualify its meaning. E.g. a/an, the. Etc. (Greek doesn’t have an indefinite article)
