Ch7 Adjective Usage Drill

Chapter 7 — Hebrew Adjectives

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Students examine 25 Hebrew noun-adjective phrases and identify: (1) the type of adjective use (Attributive Definite / Attributive Indefinite / Predicate / Substantival / Comparative / Superlative), (2) the adjective form, (3) gender and number agreement, and (4) an English translation. The exercise builds the key diagnostic skill of BBH Chapter 7: distinguishing attributive from predicate use by the presence or absence of the article on the adjective.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 הַמֶּלֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל Attributive (def.) Attributive (indef.) Predicate Substantival Comparative Superlative

A: ✓ הַגָּדוֹל Attributive (def.) הַגָּדוֹל ms — matches מֶלֶךְ (ms) the great king

Q2. 2 הָאִשָּׁה הַטּוֹבָה Attributive (def.) Attributive (indef.) Predicate Substantival Comparative Superlative

A: ✓ הַטּוֹבָה Attributive (def.) הַטּוֹבָה fs — matches אִשָּׁה (fs) the good woman

Q3. 3 הָעִיר הַגְּדוֹלָה Attributive (def.) Attributive (indef.) Predicate Substantival Comparative Superlative

A: ✓ הַגְּדוֹלָה Attributive (def.) הַגְּדוֹלָה fs — matches עִיר (fs; feminine despite lacking ָה ending) the great city