Adjectives (and Others) in Predicate or Attributive Position
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer/s for each item according to the cue.
Which of these phrases are correct translations for the following?
The work is difficult.
ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἰσχῡρός
- The man is strong.
- the strong man
ἰσχῡρὸς ὁ ἄνθρωπος
- The man is strong.
- the strong man
ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ ίσχῡρός
- the strong man
- The man is strong.
ὁ ἰσχῡρὸς ἄνθρωπος
- the strong man
- The man is strong.
καλὸς ὁ βίος
- Life is good.
- good life
ὁ βίος ὁ καλός
- the good life
- Life is good.
ὁ κλῆρος μικρός
- The farm is small.
- the small farm
Which of the following is equivalent in meaning to the following phrase?
μῑκρός ἐστιν ὁ κλῆρος.
- μῑκρὸς ὁ κλῆρος
- ὁ κλῆρος ὀ μῑκρός
- ὁ μῑκρὸς κλῆρος
ὁ σῖτος ἐμός
- The food is mine.
- my food
ἐμὸς ὁ σῖτος
- The food is mine
- my food
ὁ ἐμὸς σῖτος
- my food
- The food is mine.
ὁ σῖτος ὁ ἐμός
- my food
- The food is mine.
ἡ οἰκίᾱ ὑμέτερᾱ
- The house is ours.
- our house
ἡ ὑμέτερᾱ οἰκίᾱ
- our house
- The house is ours.
Which of the following items are identical in meaning to the following phrase?
ἡ ὑμέτερᾱ οἰκίᾱ
ἡ Μέλιττα λαμβάνει τὴν μάχαιραν αὐτοῦ.
- Melissa takes his knife.
- Melissa takes the knife itself.