Lesson 2 | Imperfect Indicatives
Assignment
Translate Mark 11:15–19 by using the five-step translation process:
Clauses: Divide the text into clauses.
Main Verb: Identify the main verb in the clause.
Subject: Identify the verb’s subject.
An explicit subject will be in the nominative case.
Some verbs just have an implicit subject.
Object: Identify the verb’s object or predicate nominative.
Action verbs take a direct object (usually in the accusative case).
Being verbs take a predicate nominative.
Some verbs do not need a direct object (like ἔρχομαι/Ι come).
Extras: Identify and diagram the remaining parts.
A genitive noun should go with its head noun.
Keep prepositional phrases together.
The article should stay with the noun it describes.
** Note the “Helps” at the bottom of this page.
(1) Read aloud (2) Divide the text into clauses (3) Color every present and imperfect indicative according to the guide above (4) Parse every imperfect indicative in the “Parsing” notes tab (5) Diagram.