[*] 949. A finite verb agrees with its subject in number and person. Thus, ““τοῦτο τὸ ψήφισμα ἐγένετο” this bill was passed” L. 13.56, ““ὃ δέδοικ᾽ ἐγὼ μὴ πάθηθ᾽ ὑ_μεῖς” which I fear lest you may suffer” D. 9.65, ἢν δ᾽ ἀποψηφίσωνται οἱ ἄλλοι, ἄπιμεν ἅπαντες τοὔμπαλιν but if the rest vote against (following), we shall all return back again X. A. 1.4.15, ““τὼ ξένω τώδε φίλω ἐστὸν ἐμώ” these two strangers are friends of mine” P. G. 487a. a. The verbal predicate, when a copulative verb (917), may be attracted to the number of a predicate noun, which often stands between subject and verb: ““τὸ χωρίον τοῦτο, ὅπερ πρότερον Ἐννέα ὁδοὶ ἐκαλοῦντο” this place which was formerly called Nine Ways” T. 4.102, ““ἅπα_ν τὸ μέσον τῶν τειχῶν ἦσαν στάδιοι τρεῖς” the entire space between the walls was three stades” X. A. 1.4.4. So with the participles of such copulative verbs: τὴν ἡδονὴν διώκετε ὡς ἀγαθὸν ὄν (for οὖσαν) you chase after pleasure as if it were a good P. Pr. 354c.
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DEFINITIONS
SYNTAX OF THE SIMPLE SENTENCE
KINDS OF SIMPLE SENTENCES
EXPANSION OF THE SIMPLE SENTENCE
AGREEMENT: THE CONCORDS
THE SUBJECT
OMISSION OF THE SUBJECT
CASE OF THE SUBJECT: THE NOMINATIVE
THE PREDICATE
CONCORD OF SUBJECT AND PREDICATE
PECULIARITIES IN THE USE OF NUMBER
PECULIARITIES IN THE USE OF GENDER
PECULIARITIES IN THE USE OF PERSON
ADJECTIVES
ADVERBS
THE ARTICLE
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ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
PRONOUNS
THE CASES
PREPOSITIONS
THE VERB: VOICES
VERBAL NOUNS
THE PARTICIPLE
VERBAL ADJECTIVES IN
-τέος
SUMMARY OF THE FORMS OF SIMPLE SENTENCES
COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES: COÖRDINATION AND SUBORDINATION
SYNTAX OF THE COMPOUND SENTENCE
SYNTAX OF THE COMPLEX SENTENCE
CLASSES OF SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
ADVERBIAL COMPLEX SENTENCES
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2487
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ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
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RELATIVE CLAUSES:
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DEPENDENT SUBSTANTIVE CLAUSES
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2574
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2635
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INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES (QUESTIONS)
INDIRECT (DEPENDENT) QUESTIONS
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
PARTICLES
SOME GRAMMATICAL AND RHETORICAL FIGURES
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[*] 949. A finite verb agrees with its subject in number and person. Thus, ““τοῦτο τὸ ψήφισμα ἐγένετο” this bill was passed” L. 13.56, ““ὃ δέδοικ᾽ ἐγὼ μὴ πάθηθ᾽ ὑ_μεῖς” which I fear lest you may suffer” D. 9.65, ἢν δ᾽ ἀποψηφίσωνται οἱ ἄλλοι, ἄπιμεν ἅπαντες τοὔμπαλιν but if the rest vote against (following), we shall all return back again X. A. 1.4.15, ““τὼ ξένω τώδε φίλω ἐστὸν ἐμώ” these two strangers are friends of mine” P. G. 487a. a. The verbal predicate, when a copulative verb (917), may be attracted to the number of a predicate noun, which often stands between subject and verb: ““τὸ χωρίον τοῦτο, ὅπερ πρότερον Ἐννέα ὁδοὶ ἐκαλοῦντο” this place which was formerly called Nine Ways” T. 4.102, ““ἅπα_ν τὸ μέσον τῶν τειχῶν ἦσαν στάδιοι τρεῖς” the entire space between the walls was three stades” X. A. 1.4.4. So with the participles of such copulative verbs: τὴν ἡδονὴν διώκετε ὡς ἀγαθὸν ὄν (for οὖσαν) you chase after pleasure as if it were a good P. Pr. 354c.
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