"The Beginner's Latin Book" by Collar and Daniell,

Latin Learning Latin
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I’m using D’Ooge’s wonderful book, but am also using “The Beginner’s Latin Book” by Collar and Daniell due to the wealth of exercises they provide. Can someone be so kind as to check my responses. (With exercise text so no one has to look them up).

Critics welcome. Suggestions taken. Thanks in advance.

Page 8, § 21.I  
 1. Viae latae.				The wide streets.
 2. Via lata.  				A wide street.
 3. Vias latas.				The wide streets.
 4. Viam latam.				A wide street.
 5. Cauda longa.  			A long tail.
 6. Caudas longas.			The long tails.
 7. Caudam longam.			A long tail.
 8. Caudae longae.			The long tails.
 9. Columbas parvas. 		The small doves. 
10. Columbae parvae. 		The small doves.
11. Columba parva.			A small dove.
12. Columbam parvam. 		A small dove.
13. Rosam albam.  			A small rose.
14. Rosae albae.  			The white roses.
15. Rosa alba. 				A white rose.
16. Rosas albas.  			The white roses.
17. Regina mala.  			A bad queen.     
18. Reginas malas.			The bad queens.

Page 9, § 21.II. 
										Singular			 Plural                
 1. little girl		nom.	  puella parva		puellae parvae
							acc.	  puellam parvam	 puellas parvas
 2. great eagle		nom.	  aquila magna		aquilae magnae
							acc.	  aquilam magnam	 aquilas magnas
 3. good queen 		nom.	  regina bona		 reginae bonae
							acc.	  reginam bonam	  reginas bonas
 4. wide street		nom.	  via lata			 viae latae
							acc.	  vias latas		  viam latam

			  Singular		    Plural                
 5. nom.	rosa alba			rosae albae
    gen.	rosae albae		 rosarum albarum
    dat.	rosae albae		 rosis albis
    acc.	rosam albam		 rosas albas
    abl.	rosa alba			rosis albis
 6. nom.	via longa			viae longae
    gen.	viae longae		 viarum longarum	 
    dat.	viae longae		 viis longis
    acc.	viam longam		 vias longas
    abl.	via longa			viis longis
 7. nom.	bona puella		 bonae puellae
    gen.	bonae puellae	  bonarum puellarum
    dat.	bonae puellae	  bonis puellis
    acc.	bonam puellam	  bonas puellas
    abl.	bona puella		 bonis puellis
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Everything seems fine. I imagine the rogue introduction of “small” in 13 was a typo. I also imagine that the exercise book is currently only dealing with the nominative and accusative cases, as you will come to see that many of those latin phrases could be regarded as being in different cases, with different meanings (e.g. regina mala could be “a/the bad queen” or “by/with/from a/the bad queen” depending upon the length of the a vowel!).

I imagine, furthermore, that your alternation between “a” and “the” in translation is purely arbitrary, as it should be with such short phrases.

All in all, not really much scope for going wrong, but everything seems fine.

~dave

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Again thanks. #13 should be “A white rose”.

I also imagine that the exercise book is currently only dealing with the nominative and accusative cases, as you will come to see that many of those latin phrases could be regarded as being in different cases, with different meanings (e.g. regina mala could be “a/the bad queen” or “by/with/from a/the bad queen” depending upon the length of the a vowel!).

Yes, these were nominitive/accusitive only, I think I’ve got a handle on the dative/abalative being “to” and “by/with/from”. The other cases seem straightforward.

THANK you very much for taking the time to read thru them and offering suggestions.