C&D-BL Chapter III Exercise 51

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Hello, the exercise says this:
Answer the following in Latin

  1. Quid portat Jacōbus?
  2. Portatne dominō vīnum et ōva?
  3. Nōnne portat ōva columbae albae?
  4. Laudatne caudam longam equī albī?
  5. Quid, Jacōbe, habet dominī fīlia in pōculō?

To which I answered the following:

  1. Jacōbus vīnum et ōva portat.
  2. Dominō vīnum et ōva portat.
  3. Ōva columbae albae portat.
  4. Caudam longam equī albī laudat.
  5. Filia dominī sucum in pōculō habet.

My questions are:

  1. Are my responses correct?
  2. Does the genitive case go after or before the nouns it determines? For example: “Servī reginae” or “Reginae servī”

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BOOK: Beginner’s Latin Book, Collar-Daniell
CHAPTER: III
EXERCISE: 51

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a) Yes, they are.
b) It can go either way. However, the first word is somewhat emphasized, So, if you put rēgīnae first, you are stressing that the slaves belong to the queen.

3

Thank you Mr. Bedwere, so the place of the genitive acts as the place of the adjective, it only changes the emphasis.

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