Prohibition Pattern Drill

Chapter 33 — Imperative

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A 20-item pattern drill presenting prohibition sentences drawn from or modeled on GNT passages. Students classify each prohibition as STOP (μή + present imperative = stop an ongoing action) or DONT (μή + aorist subjunctive = do not begin), parse tense and mood of the verbal form, supply the lexical form, and translate. The exercise includes exactly 10 of each pattern and includes a μι-verb (δίδωμι, #19) and two φοβέομαι items (#2, #11) that directly contrast the two patterns with the same lexical verb. Discussion questions probe the limits of the STOP/DONT rule, μι-verb imperative morphology, and pragmatic differences between the two prohibition strategies. An answer key is embedded in all three formats.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 μὴ κλαίετε DONT STOP Aor Pres Imperative Subjunctive ▶

A: 1 μὴ κλαίετε STOP Pres Imperative κλαίω Stop weeping

Q2. 2 μὴ φοβηθῇς DONT STOP Aor Pres Imperative Subjunctive ▶

A: 2 μὴ φοβηθῇς DONT Aor Subjunctive φοβέομαι Do not be afraid

Q3. 3 μὴ νομίζετε ὅτι ἦλθον DONT STOP Aor Pres Imperative Subjunctive ▶

A: 3 μὴ νομίζετε ὅτι ἦλθον STOP Pres Imperative νομίζω Stop thinking that I came