GRK 101    —  Practice for  Quiz 2 —      (chh. 3-4: a-stems & o-stems.)

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I. Decline in full (all cases, singular and plural) 3 of the following phrases:

ὁ  δεσπότης καλός                                                                πολὺς πόνος

ἡ μεγάλη οἰκία                    ἡ θάλαττα ἰσχυρά                      ἡ  ὁδὸς  χαλεπή

II. For the following (1) tell what part of the sentence the ending indicates

(nom.gen. dat. acc. or as  subject; 'of';  'to/for'=ind.obj.; dir. object)

(2) change from singular to plural or plural to singular:

ταῖς κρήναις                                                    τοὺς μεγάλους οἴκους

τῷ δεσπότῃ χαλεπῷ                                        τῆς φίλης κόρης

τῶν μικρῶν μελιττῶν                                       τῷ ῥᾳθύμῳ ἀνθρώπῳ

τὴν  καλὴν οἰκίαν                                           τοὺς ἄλλους χρόνους

III. Give the regular verb endings  (just the endings) for the following:

we ...                                                           I....

they...                                                         she/he ...

you (all) ...                                                  you (singular) ...

Do it!  (imperative)....                                to ....  (infinitive)

IV.  Now translate the following sentences.  (any 6)

1.  ἐπεὶ τῇ κρήνῃ προσχωρεῖ, ἡ Μυρρίνη τάς γυναίκας καλεῖ καί,

"χαίρετε, ὦ φίλαι," φησίν.

2. αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες λέγουσιν· "χαῖρε καὶ σύ, καὶ ἄκουε. 

ἄγγελος γὰρ βαίνει πρὸς τὴν κρήνην.

λέγει δὲ ὅτι οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἑορτὴν ποιοῦσιν.

3)  ‘The Farmers are holding/making great festivals in the fields!”

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4. "ἐν νῷ ἔχομεν βαδίζειν πρὸς τὴν ἑορτήν·

τοὺς γὰρ χόρους ἐθέλομεν θεωρεῖν”

5) ‘Do you (all) want to hear (them)?’

6) . ἡ δὲ Μυρρίνη λέγει,  "αλλ'  οὐ δύνατόν ἐστιν· 

χαλεπὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἀνηρ."

7).  ἡ δὲ Μέλιττα, "ῥᾴδιον ἐστι πείθειν αὐτόν," φησιν,

"ὁ γὰρ πατὴρ αὐτὸς ἐθέλει τὴν ἑορτὴν θεωρεῖν.