# Chapter 9 — Adjective Parsing Drill

*BBG Chapter 9 · Adjectives*

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## Instructions

For each phrase, parse the **adjective** (underlined in the answer key): give **Case, Number, Gender**, and identify the **Position** (Attributive / Predicate / Substantival).

Use abbreviations: N = Nom, G = Gen, D = Dat, A = Acc; S = Sg, P = Pl; M = Masc, F = Fem, N = Neut; Attr = Attributive, Pred = Predicate, Sub = Substantival.

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## Drill Table

| # | Greek Phrase | Case | Number | Gender | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ ἀγαθὸς δοῦλος | | | | |
| 2 | ὁ δοῦλος ἀγαθός | | | | |
| 3 | οἱ ἀγαθοί | | | | |
| 4 | τὸν πιστὸν λόγον | | | | |
| 5 | ὁ λόγος πιστός | | | | |
| 6 | τῆς καλῆς ὁδοῦ | | | | |
| 7 | ἡ ὁδὸς καλή | | | | |
| 8 | τὰ ἀγαθά | | | | |
| 9 | τοῖς πιστοῖς δούλοις | | | | |
| 10 | ἡ πιστή | | | | |
| 11 | τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ ἔργου | | | | |
| 12 | τὸ ἔργον ἀγαθόν | | | | |
| 13 | ὁ πονηρὸς ἄνθρωπος | | | | |
| 14 | οἱ πιστοὶ ἀπόστολοι | | | | |
| 15 | τοὺς δικαίους | | | | |
| 16 | ἀγαθὴ ἡ ὁδός | | | | |
| 17 | τῷ ἀγαθῷ νόμῳ | | | | |
| 18 | τὸ πονηρόν | | | | |
| 19 | τῶν πιστῶν ἔργων | | | | |
| 20 | ὁ νόμος ἅγιος | | | | |

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## Answer Key

| # | Greek Phrase | Case | Number | Gender | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ **ἀγαθὸς** δοῦλος | N | S | M | Attr | Art before adj before noun |
| 2 | ὁ δοῦλος **ἀγαθός** | N | S | M | Pred | Adj has no article; noun has one |
| 3 | οἱ **ἀγαθοί** | N | P | M | Sub | Art + adj; no noun → "the good people" |
| 4 | τὸν **πιστὸν** λόγον | A | S | M | Attr | Art-adj-noun construction |
| 5 | ὁ λόγος **πιστός** | N | S | M | Pred | Noun has art; adj has none |
| 6 | τῆς **καλῆς** ὁδοῦ | G | S | F | Attr | Art-adj-noun; feminine forms |
| 7 | ἡ ὁδὸς **καλή** | N | S | F | Pred | Noun has art; adj has none |
| 8 | τὰ **ἀγαθά** | N | P | N | Sub | Art + adj; no noun → "the good things" |
| 9 | τοῖς **πιστοῖς** δούλοις | D | P | M | Attr | Art-adj-noun in dative plural |
| 10 | ἡ **πιστή** | N | S | F | Sub | Art + adj; no noun → "the faithful woman" |
| 11 | τοῦ **ἀγαθοῦ** ἔργου | G | S | N | Attr | Art-adj-noun; neuter genitive |
| 12 | τὸ ἔργον **ἀγαθόν** | N | S | N | Pred | Noun has art; adj has none |
| 13 | ὁ **πονηρὸς** ἄνθρωπος | N | S | M | Attr | "the evil man" |
| 14 | οἱ **πιστοὶ** ἀπόστολοι | N | P | M | Attr | "the faithful apostles" |
| 15 | τοὺς **δικαίους** | A | P | M | Sub | "the righteous ones" |
| 16 | **ἀγαθὴ** ἡ ὁδός | N | S | F | Pred | Adj before art-noun; predicate |
| 17 | τῷ **ἀγαθῷ** νόμῳ | D | S | M | Attr | "by/in the good law" |
| 18 | τὸ **πονηρόν** | N | S | N | Sub | "the evil thing" |
| 19 | τῶν **πιστῶν** ἔργων | G | P | N | Attr | "of the faithful works" |
| 20 | ὁ νόμος **ἅγιος** | N | S | M | Pred | "The law is holy" (Rom 7:12) |
