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English Grammar to Ace New Testament Greek
About This Book
If you think that... ⢠Aorist is a major artery of the heart ⢠Clause is the surname of the fat guy in the red suit ⢠Syntax is Uncle Sam's slice of alcohol and tobacco sales... then you need English Grammar to Ace New Testament Greek. It's designed to help you get a quick brush-up on the English grammar you've either forgotten or never quite learned, in a way that ties directly to your first-year Greek studies. With chapters such as "You Ain't Nothing but a Noun Dog" and "Inflection: Trouble Understanding Yoda You Have, Yes?" this colorful, entertaining book compares elements of English grammar with similar elements in Greek grammar. It can either be used as a one-week intensive study to prepare for Greek grammar, or be readily incorporated into actual Greek studies. English Grammar to Ace New Testament Greek features: ⢠A brief summary of the scope of English grammar ⢠Short, easy-to-read chapters ⢠An introductory devotion in every chapter ⢠Lessons coordinated with Mounce's Basics of Biblical Greek ⢠Tips for vocabulary memorization and sentence diagramming ⢠Glossary
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NOUNS:
You Ainât Nothing but a Noun Dog!
DEVOTIONAL
INTRODUCTION
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Nouns: You Ainât Nothing But a Noun Dog!
- 2. Inflection: Trouble Understanding Yoda You Have, Yes? The Nature of Inflected Languages
- 3. The Article: The Rosetta Stone of the Greek Language, or the Article Is Your Friend, the Other One Is a Relative
- 4. Adjective: What Color Is an Adjective? The Carnival Talkers of the Greek World
- 5. Pronoun: A Noun That Has Lost Its Amateur Status
- 6. Verbs: Verbs Have Things to Do
- 7. Present: Keep Reading This: The Present Tense
- 8. Contraction: Contract Verbs Kill No One
- 9. Passive Verbs: They Donât Just Sit There
- 10. Deponents: Verbs That Have a Memory Problem
- 11. Future: When Are You Going to Read This?
- 12. Verbs Again: Principal Parts and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- 13. Aorist: You Have Already Read This Chapter, Havenât You?
- 14. Perfect: That Which Is Perfect Has Come (But It Is Not This Chapter)
- 15. Participles: The Fiji Mermaid of the Greek World, or Why Adverbial Participles Donât Wear a Watch
- 16. Conditional Sentences: If I Were You, I Would Read This Chapter
- 17. Infinitives: To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Worldâs Most Famous Split Infinitive
- 18. Imperatives: Read This Chapter! The Bosses of the Greek World
- Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms
- Appendix 2: Tips for Remembering Vocabulary
- Appendix 3: Sentence Diagramming for Greek Fun and Profit