Machen 02-6 Grammar Matching
| Are the accents pronounced differently from one another? |
| In archaic Greek different accents implied different musical pitches but by our target time period we expect a stress accent. |
| How is the gender of a Greek noun identified? |
| Recognize the gender of a Greek noun from the definite article. The nominative singular ending is not always reliable. |
| How is the stem of a first declension noun found? |
| Remove the genitive singular ending to identify the stem of a Greek noun. |
| What is special about the declension of neuter nouns? |
| In all neuter nouns of all declensions the accusative of both numbers is like the nominative. |
| What word must agree with the subject in number? |
| The subject and verb agree in number. |
| What is the accusative case used for? |
| The accusative case is used for the direct object of a verb. |
| What is the third last syllable of the word? |
| The third last syllable of a Greek word is the antepenult. |
| Is it necessary to use personal pronouns to indicate person and number in Greek? |
| It is not necessary to use personal pronouns to indicate person and number in Greek, though Greek does have them and may use them. |
| Where may an acute accent be? |
| The acute accent can stand only on one of the last three syllables of a word. |
| Does the α or η in the nominative singular generally indicate the feminine? |
| All nouns of the first declension ending in α or η are feminine, and conversely all feminine nouns of the first declension end in α or η. |
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