Biblical Hebrew

An Illustrated Introduction

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John A. Cook
Robert D. Holmstedt
Illustrated by Philip Williams

Biblical Hebrew: An Illustrated Introduction (Draft Copy)

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With a partner, point to items in the picture and ask each other to identify
them:

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#1

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Write 5 copular (X is Y) sentences using the items in the picture (or, if you
want, up to 5 new vocabulary from the English-to-Hebrew glossary).

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( # ?
( $ %? ______
( ? ______
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______
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Complete the following sentences to have a conversation with your partner.
Practice it until the two of you can have the conversation easily (i.e., without reading).

#1

#2

( .

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(
( . ) ?

( .

( $ ______.

( $

( $ _____ .

( $

( $

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(New Words) #(
Use the list of words below, repeated from the picture above and organized by
category, to help you learn the vocabulary.

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J 3

. ??
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(
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(
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( ? __________________________________________
( ? __________________________________
( <%7? ___________________________________________
( @ 7? _________________________________________
( 3? __________________________________________
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(
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( <%7 _______________________________________ .
( K <%7 ________________________________________ .
______________________________________ .
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________.
)(Fill in the Blank

( K ______ -K ___ <%7 .-K ______- .K ___

3.

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Complete the following sentences to have a conversation, in sequence, with

two partners. Practice it until the three of you can converse easily (i.e., without
pausing to choose forms).

#1

#2

#3

( .

( .

( .

[
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( .K <%7
@-7 .K [ ?
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( 7 ___ . ? ( 7 ___ . ?

( 7 !

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(Write)

Write 5 Questions and their Answers using the items in the picture or, if you
want, up to 5 new vocabulary from your English-to-Hebrew glossary.

__________________________________________________

______________________________________
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______________________________________
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______________________________________
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______________________________________
__________________________________________________

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"that, which, who" "from afar, at a

"distance

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"!"behold! look

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( 9 . ____ , .( . ____ ,9.

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( , _____________________________ .
( . ____________________________ .
( 9 > ,0 > ._________________________ .
( 9 " ,9 3 0 3 ________ ".
______________________________________
( . ,0 9____________________ .
______________________________________
( . 3 0" , ".0 9________ .
______________________________________
)?(Answer: True or Not True? Why

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)(Change to ...

For each example, make the given change (indicated by the ) in any form
that can be changed and thus create a new sentence.

( fem masc 03 9 0 :______________.

______________________________________
( 1st 3rd > : .0 ._____________ .
______________________________________
( 2nd 3rd 3 0 ,0 3 ___________ .
______________________________________
( fem masc E 03 9 .
______________________________________
______________________________________
.
. 3 9 3

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Complete the following sentences to have a conversation with your partner.

Practice it until the two of you can converse without pausing to choose forms).

?9 --

#2

#1

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! 9(

Write 5 Questions and their Answers including at least one verb; use the items
in the picture or, if you want, up to 5 new vocabulary from your English-toHebrew glossary.

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______________________________________
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______________________________________
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( ________________________________________
______________________________________
( ________________________________________
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( ________________________________________
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""word, thing

""all, every

""to do, make

"to strip
"something off

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. -
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____ .( 3 ____ .

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3
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( fem masc 9 3 H___________ .
______________________________________
( 1st 3rd U VS_______________ .
______________________________________
3 -- H --3 ____ .
( 2nd 3rd
______________________________________
( fem masc F 3 3 ___________ .
______________________________________
)(Change to ...

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Complete the following sentences to have a conversation with your partner(s).

Practice it until the two of you can have the conversation about the picture
easily (i.e., without pausing to choose forms).

*#1

#2

U
( ! ? Q

( !

( O? M ?

( M ,O M .Q

( M! .... & .
O?

( M \9.

( O] 0 ,O O] 8
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( O \9!

( M! O M . O
--O M
,O ]!

( ... M !U

( ! M M 9 8! M
\9 ...M O! O O !U

( )M (.... U
Q

U
( . QM!

* It is best to play Part #1 as an increasingly irritated male, and Part #2 as a clueless naif.

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( ___ ____ _____ 3 _____ H _____
3___ _____ 3 . _____" , 0 ______ !"
H

M
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( __ ____ 9 _____ . ____ ___

____ .

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( __ _____" , _____3 _____.

_____ O 3 ______ ______30 ".3 " ,O
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F HQ

F QS

Q3

3
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3______ ____!"

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Write 5 Sentences with at least one verb and one phrase.

________________________________________ (
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________________________________________ (
______________________________________
________________________________________ (
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______________________________________

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""in the middle of" "lest, so that not

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Q
3
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( ? _______________________________
______________________________________
( F ? _____________________________
______________________________________
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( ? _______________________________
______________________________________
( ? _______________________________
______________________________________
( >S D? _______________________
______________________________________
( S? _______________________________
______________________________________
( ? __________________________________
______________________________________
.
( _____ ____ "F ______ D ____ B
______!"

( ___ F _____ D .____ B
F
( ____ ? F _____ "F _____" .

( _____ F" , ____ MY ". _____

Y_____ ___D.

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( _____ D _____.
S _ 0
( Y _____ _____.
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( Q _____ Q _____ .
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( _____ ___ YQ _____.
[ 3[
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( ^Q ]_________________________ .
______________________________________
( __________________________ .
______________________________________
( ___________________________ .
______________________________________
( Y HQ ___________________________ .
______________________________________
( B_______________________________ .
______________________________________

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( imperf perf " ,3 0 D Y Y \QM__ ".
______________________________________
( add adv inf Q[Q D Y D YaQ `
YHQ______________________________________ .
______________________________________
( plur sing Q[Q D .b3 0 D Y \Q_____ ".S
______________________________________

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) Bd>(

d )>(

= ++ or++
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.
( " ____ ___".
( F "Q ____ eQ Y____ !"
( ____ ____ Q ____ .
3 D _3 Q[Q 3
. F ? ?
( " ,3 F !" ____________________
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( ________________________ .
______________________________________
( Q ____________________________ .
______________________________________
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( ? ________________________________
( ? ____________________________
( ? ___________________________
.

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"earth, region,

"country

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""please

")"only (one

. =
( I $ "
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3

""there

____ ( $

D


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( $ K3 ____ .
P
P

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( I $ ____
.



4

.
( imperf perf KQ 3 __________
______________________________________
( imperf perf KP 3 _________
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______________________________________
( fem plural mascD JK K M ( , KR
______________________________
______________________________________
( clause M , .I ________ .
______________________________________
( clause Q 3 . 3_______________ .
______________________________________
. =?
( I $ ? ? __________________
______________________________________
( 3W 3? ______________________________
( I $ Q ? ___________________
______________________________________

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rd

4
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$
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3
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Q

____.

( $ "I
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_

$`
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. G ? ?
( $ 1____________________ .
______________________________________
( $ D K3 ] , _________________ .
______________________________________
( $ " , 4 _3 __________________ ".
______________________________________

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, D 3 D ] $ $ Q a

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(1

Mb

$-

!"don't

""now

. =
( $ ____ .

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"anything,
"something

""under; instead of

( $ D
Q

aP
Ma
( $
$-
$

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( ______ " ,e _______ ____ , b
________K3 ______K .3 Q
________ ______ , I,
________ $- I _____K _______ 3!

$ 3` 3 M K3 gQ
( _____ M______ "I _____ ____"?
___ fD _____ $ _____ K _____
KQ ____ ____.
eD I I JK $ JgD
( e _____ ___ ,M $ ______ .
____ .
____ _____ _____ K
$- _Q43 I W 3
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( imperf perf D K Mb KQ K
__________________________________ .
______________________________________
( I plural sing JgD IK
___________________________________
______________________________________
imperf fem plural (.K MKQ 3 K 3.
______________________________________
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______________________________________
( join two clauses byI fD $ eD .$- M
$_________________________________ .
______________________________________
( join two clauses by$ $ 3 W _QD .$ I
3___________________________________ .
______________________________________

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meaning unknown
a. "many-colored"
b. "decorated with
needlework"
c. "extending to the
wrists and ankles"

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"to be able"

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( #3 " 7 ____ .

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5

( ____
.

5
4

( 4 ____
____".
,
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K ,
,

( #3 " & $
____".

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( " #3 " ___________________________
( ? ___________________________________
( ? &' K? _________________
______________________________________
( "( #3 $ ? ________________________
( & ? _________________________
! )(Choose the answer
.
Choose the correct adjective. (Look up unknown adjectives in the glossary and
)!note that the answers do not always match the biblical story

( " /" / .
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( 1 / .
( 5 / .
( #3 "( $ 1 / .
( " K / .

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"6

11
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5.

"to return
")(something

""still; again

""before

""to, toward

)(suffixed on noun

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( K' &
& K ____ .

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K ____".
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5 ,
,
4 ,

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( 4 ____ 4".

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( K ______ ___ ___ --
_______ &________ &______ &6 & __
_________ !
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( ______ _______ , ______ __.

( 6 _____ _____ , _____ _____

______.
9 9
( " , _____ ______ ,#: !"
#

51%

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( 9 #3 "______________________ .
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( 4____________________ .
______________________________________
( %___________________ .
______________________________________
( &< #3_______________________ .
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( 9? __________________________________
( 9? _______________________________
( 9? ___________________________
( 6 , ? _______________
______________________________________

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""delightful

""is it really that..?" "desirable

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( ? ________________________________
______________________________________
( ? __________________________________
______________________________________
( E5 ? ____________________________
______________________________________
( ? _______________________________
______________________________________
( H -- G ? ____________________
______________________________________
.
( ______ _____ L ____ L _____ H
_____ ___ _____ _______.
G X W E 5 L
( ______ ___ ____ L _______ R5
___ L 5 _____ S! _____ T5.
X [Z L

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( ______ H ____ _____ XW ______

________ ________ ..
XT

^5

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""because of

""not" (w/ infinitive) "with me

.
( X perf past narr f5 [ [ XZ e _________ .
______________________________________
( X Nifal Qal h h5 X g______________ .
______________________________________
( Nifal Past Narr Qal Perf W5 L W i5
W5___________________________________ .
______________________________________
( plur past narr sing perf 5 ^ c W 5h5
X_ _______________________________ .
______________________________________
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W5 _.
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W5 .
( X_T ...
R5 5 g.
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5 .
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""name

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"!"behold! look

/
""at the east

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( ? ______________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
( Ta _Tn? ? _________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
( i 5 H , (* W5? _____________
______________________________________
______________________________________
. ...
( _____________________________________ :
______________________________________
( ____________________________________ :
______________________________________
( i W_____________________________ :
______________________________________
______________________________________
( W5 5 ____________________ :
______________________________________
______________________________________
)(...Tell me about

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( 4 23 . $______________________ .
______________________________________
: 3 -_______________ .
( A? $ =<
______________________________________
( A $ = = .=
___________________________________ .
______________________________________

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( ? imperf impv == KO K N < = __ .
______________________________________
Q A A? A P A O
( A impv past narr
___________________________________ .
______________________________________
( ? 3rd 2nd = K=O K N < = _____ .
______________________________________
( ? fem masc = K=O K N < = ____ .
______________________________________
. @:
( A $ =. ...

A 4.

A $ 4.

A 4.

A : A.

( A . $"..." ,

- ?

- ? Y X?

-: = . ?

-: O Z.

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F E
O

. @?
( 3 $? ? ___________________________
______________________________________
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( $ ? ? _______________________
______________________________________
( =3 $ $ ? __________________________
______________________________________
.
( _____ $ _____ 4 _______ .
N _______.
A <

( ______ 4 _____ $ _____ 4 A

________ .
A _^
( $ ____ . 4 _____ _____
____ . .O
Z `. A`

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"announcement"

"to increase, make

more"

"to bless"

Oc

"to swear"

"because, on account of"

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( past narr imperf OcN K=` ` ` K
______________________________________
______________________________________

f =4
( plural sing . A
=____________________________________ .K
______________________________________
..
( 3rd fem plural all OcN K=` ` ` K
______________________________________
______________________________________
. ...
( . =3 $_________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________
( .____________________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________
( $ =. ______________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________

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""dwelling place

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( 86? __________________________________
______________________________________
( 86 ? _________________________
______________________________________
( B ? __________________________
______________________________________
( ? __________________________
______________________________________
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( 8 86 ...
M K.
.
M 8.
M SQR.

( 8T ...
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( R 86 ? ? ______________________
______________________________________
( ? ________________________
______________________________________
( ? ____________________________
______________________________________
( ? ____________________________
______________________________________
.
( imperf participle ? . -
e? __________________________________
______________________________________
B f \ d
( 8 2nd masc plur 1st f B 8
Bf2 TY_________________________ .
______________________________________
\ .B g; 2_______ .
( 8 plur sing 8
______________________________________
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""unlawful gain

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d 82

""mourning

""bodyguard

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d8

"to cover
")(something

"to rend, tear

)(prey

" oneself "to

"-ed or "to be

. -:
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( g
2.
B

K .

K .

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B?! 'R'!

^ 2? ?

2! d!

. f ?

. ...
( \ 86________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________
( \ _________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________
( \ _______________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________

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89

=;

=0J

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( O &? _________________________
______________________________________
( O 0? _______________________
______________________________________
( 5 ? _______________________
______________________________________
( 9 O? _______________________
______________________________________

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( T=9 O ...
U ,U .
.

U , U.
U U ,.

( T 5 ...
U .
5 Y.
I O N .
U [.

( T O"..." ,
U 89 ,5!
K T !
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U 89 ,0!
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( ordinal cardinalN

____________
____________
____________
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( plur singT=9 O 5 =[ 0 ^9 T______ .

______________________________________
. ...
( 89____________________________________ .
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______________________________________
( ____________________________________ .,
______________________________________
______________________________________
( __________________________________ .
______________________________________
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5

bU

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f9

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( T? _________________________________
______________________________________
( O ) ... ?( ________________
______________________________________
( 9 O ? ________________________
______________________________________
( f J ... ? ___________________________
______________________________________
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( T O"..." ,
U 5.
0N 0.
0N [ 89.
U [ 89.

( T09 ...
O 0 .
0 O.
O .
O 0 .

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T 0 U.
T J .
f .
T f .
.
( O _____ 0 _____ U_______
U _______ 0.
TU &N ,
( _____ O ____ J . ____ 9 f
_____ 5 f ______ ____ O.
N T9 09
. ...
( f_____________________________________ .
______________________________________
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______________________________________
_______________________________ .J(
______________________________________
______________________________________
___________________________ .O(
______________________________________
______________________________________
Topic-
Find and explain each syntactic and clause Topic in the examples below
(remember, they may or may not be the same constituent).

________________________ .jK f T(
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________ . f O 9T(
______________________________________
______________________________________
________________________ .k 9 bU(
______________________________________
______________________________________

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( 5? ___________________________
______________________________________
( 5 ? ? ____________________
______________________________________
( ? _______________________
______________________________________
( 1? __________________________
______________________________________
. ...
( 4 __________________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________
( #0__________________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________

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. .
Find the Accent: Find, circle, and name each accent in the example. The first
(which is not listed in Lesson 47) is done for you.

6( =

(
(

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' #
&

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/1

&

-"

"

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&

. !?
( ' 2&? ? _______________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
( -" ( 2&? ___________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
( 1- #0 ? __________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
. ...
( + 2&________________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________
( 5_______________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________

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.Adjunct Complement .
In the clauses below, identify the greyed constituents as Complements or
Adjuncts and provide your reason for doing so.

___ & )2 5& 2 + .#(

______________________________________
______________________________________
_________________ .5& ' & * , $( &
______________________________________
______________________________________
_________________ . "3& 2 4 0#' #(
______________________________________
______________________________________

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2/

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: 9

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. ??
( EM? ? ____________________________
______________________________________
( H? _______________________________
______________________________________
( EM? _________________
______________________________________
( S EM? __________________________
______________________________________
. ...
( EM__________________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________
( / EM__________________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________

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.The Cases .

Identify the Case relations of each constituent in the examples below. Use
Nominative, Accusative, Genitive, and Other to specify the relationships.

_______________________ . TU E(
______________________________________
______________________________________
__________________ . 8) X HY U (
______________________________________
______________________________________

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. ??
( ) ET? ______________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
( ] X EM? ? ___________
______________________________________
______________________________________
( ? _______________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
. ...
( S EM_________________________________ .
______________________________________
______________________________________
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________________________ .ME ] Y (
______________________________________
______________________________________
_________________________________ .H( `
______________________________________
______________________________________
. .

Use your lexicon to look up each greyed word in the examples below. Use the
context of the example to choose the best contextual sense among the listed
options in your lexicon.

_______________ . c )
Y(
e Y e MT M cd E (
_____ . ME T )
T 8 8
______________________________________

R94