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It has a very common Greek pattern:
- Το σφουγγάρι αγγειοπλαστικής = the pottery sponge
- και = and
- το εργαλείο χάραξης = the carving tool / scoring tool
- είναι = are
- βρεγμένα = wet
So the structure is:
[noun phrase] + και + [noun phrase] + είναι + [predicate adjective]
The two things joined by και form the subject of the sentence.
Because both nouns are definite: the sponge and the tool.
In Greek, when two definite nouns are joined with και, it is very normal to repeat the article:
- το σφουγγάρι ... και το εργαλείο ...
This is the most natural way to say the sponge and the tool.
If you left out the second το, the sentence would usually sound incomplete or less natural here.
You can tell because they take the article το, which is the neuter singular definite article.
So:
- το σφουγγάρι = neuter singular
- το εργαλείο = neuter singular
This is something you mostly learn together with the noun. Greek nouns have grammatical gender, and it does not always match natural gender or English expectations.