GCSE Classical Greek OCR
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74 topics in 6 modules
☑️ Grammar 19 topics
- The definite article
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd declension nouns
- Verb tenses
- Imperatives and infinitives
- Participles
- Irregular verbs
- Pronouns
- Relative clauses
- Purpose clauses
- Result clauses
- Genitive absolute
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Numerals and time
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Direct and indirect statements
- Conditionals
- Subjunctive
- Optative
☑️ The Bacchae 16 topics
- Understanding the plot and characters
- Knowledge of the material
- Aspects of content, culture, social practices and values
- Interpretation of main themes: Divine Retribution, Dionysus as a dual-natured deity
- Interpretation of main themes: The dangers of hubris, the nature of theater
- Aspects of literary style: word order
- Aspects of literary style: choice of words
- Aspects of literary style: sounds
- Aspects of literary style: rhythm
- Aspects of literary style: lengths of clauses
- Aspects of literary style: literary devices
- Analyzing and interpreting the use of Chorus
- Comparison between the characters of Dionysus and Pentheus
- Understanding of the historical and cultural context
- Analysis of evidence to draw conclusions
- Application of understanding to unseen extracts.
☑️ Tales from Herodotus 10 topics
- Knowledge of the material
- Aspects of content, culture, social practices and values
- Literary techniques & impact on reader
- Aspects of literary style: word order
- Aspects of literary style: choice of words
- Aspects of literary style: sounds
- Aspects of literary style: rhythm
- Aspects of literary style: lengths of clauses
- Aspects of literary style: literary devices
- Analysis of evidence to draw conclusions
☑️ Lucian, Vera Historia 10 topics
- Knowledge of the material
- Aspects of content, culture, social practices and values
- Literary techniques & impact on reader
- Aspects of literary style: word order
- Aspects of literary style: choice of words
- Aspects of literary style: sounds
- Aspects of literary style: rhythm
- Aspects of literary style: lengths of clauses
- Aspects of literary style: literary devices
- Analysis of evidence to draw conclusions
☑️ Homer, The Iliad 11 topics
- Understand the use of Homeric Greek
- Knowledge of the material
- Aspects of content, culture, social practices and values
- Literary techniques & impact on reader
- Aspects of literary style: word order
- Aspects of literary style: choice of words
- Aspects of literary style: sounds
- Aspects of literary style: rhythm
- Aspects of literary style: lengths of clauses
- Aspects of literary style: literary devices
- Analysis of evidence to draw conclusions
☑️ Literature and culture 8 topics
- Knowledge of the material
- Range of ancient sournces
- Aspects of content, culture, social practices and values
- Knowledge of Women in Ancient Greece
- Knowledge of Athenian Society
- Knowledge of The Olympic Games
- Evaluation of the usefulness of primary sources
- Analysis of evidence to draw conclusions
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Grammar
The definite article
The Definite Article
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The definite article in Greek corresponds to "the" in English.
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It agrees in gender, number and case with the noun it modifies.
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It has three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
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Each gender has four cases: nominative, genitive, dative, and accusative.
Forms of the Definite Article
Masculine
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Nominative Singular: ὁ
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Genitive Singular: τοῦ
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Dative Singular: τῷ
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Accusative Singular: τὸν
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Nominative Plural: οἱ
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Genitive Plural: τῶν
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Dative Plural: τοῖς
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Accusative Plural: τούς
Feminine
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Nominative Singular: ἡ
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Genitive Singular: τῆς
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Dative Singular: τῇ
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Accusative Singular: τήν
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Nominative Plural: αἱ
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Genitive Plural: τῶν
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Dative Plural: ταῖς
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Accusative Plural: τάς
Neuter
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Nominative Singular: τό
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Genitive Singular: τοῦ
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Dative Singular: τῷ
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Accusative Singular: τό
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Nominative Plural: τά
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Genitive Plural: τῶν
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Dative Plural: τοῖς
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Accusative Plural: τά
Key Usage Notes
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Unlike English, Greek often uses the definite article with proper names.
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The definite article is also used before adjectives that are used substantively, i.e., as nouns.
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The article can also appear with infinitives, with a participle acting as a substantive, with adverbs, with a clause that is acting as a noun, and with prepositions.
Question: Translate the following sentence into Ancient Greek: "The girl loves the flowers."
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