3H comparisons & Possessives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Planning of today:

• Grammar instruction: comparatives vs superlatives
  
• Grammar instruction: Possessives
• Work on §2.5

Comparisons

Comparative	Vergrotende trap
Superlative	Overtreffende trap

Adjectives

An adjective says something about the noun

The fat Lady

Adjectives = bijvoeglijk naamwoord

Noun = zelfstandig naamwoord

In short: -er, -est, more & most

Comparatives

Adjectives

Superlative

Comparatives:

1 syllable: adjective + er

• Hij is groter dan ik ben --> he is bigger than I am
  
• big --> bigger

2 syllabes: more + adjective

• That phone is more expensive than this one.
• Expensive --> more expensive

Comparatives:
My father is ...(nice) of all!

1. more nicer
2. the nicest
3. niceest
4. most nice

Comparatives:
French is ...(difficult) than English.

1. difficulter
2. more difficult
3. more difficulter
4. most difficultest

Comparatives:
My dog is ...(scary) than yours.

1. scarier
2. more scary
3. scaryer
4. most scary

Comparatives:
My grade is ...(good) than yours.

1. beter
2. gooder
3. better
4. more good

Comparatives:
My friend is ...(intelligent) than me.

1. intelligenter
2. more intelligenter
3. more intelligent
4. most intelligent

Superlatives

1 syllable: adjective + est

• Hij is de grootste van de klas --> he is the biggest of the group
• big --> bigger - biggest

2 syllabes: most + adjective

• That phone is the most expensive one.
• Expensive --> more expensive --> most expensive

What is the spelling rule for superlatives?

1. +er
2. +est

Superlatives looks like:

1. the hardest
2. the prettyest
3. smarter than
4. the most beautiful

superlative of
cheap

1. cheaper
2. cheapest
3. more cheap
4. most cheap

Superlatives:
This is the ......... film I have ever seen.

1. scarier
2. more scary
3. most scary
4. scariest

Exceptions

Adjectives ending with "Y": -y +er or +est

Easy --> easier --> easiest

Friendly --> friendlier --> friendliest

Exceptions that change completely

• Good - better - best
• He is better than I am
• She is the best
  
  
• Bad - worse - worst
• Your handwriting is worse than his
• But the doctor's handwriting is the worst

When something is (or isn't) the same

• 
  
• This chocolate tastes as good as that chocolate
• That game is as expensive as Fifa
• This isn't as interesting as I thought

Summary

	Comparative	Superlative	Example
1 syllable	+er than erachter	+est the ervoor	smaller than the smallest
2 syllables	+ more + than erachter	+ most the ervoor	funnier than the funniest
2+ syllables	+more ... than	+ the most...	more interesting than the most interesting

In short...

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "happy"?

1. happier - happiest
2. happyer - happyest
3. happyr - happyst

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "hot"?

1. hoter - hotest
2. hotter - hottest
3. hottier - hottiest

Grammar: Objective 

I can use the possessive correctly.

What is the difference?

Possessives: 's

• Mensen en dieren: enkelvoud
• Meervouden: niet eindigend op een -s
• Bij uitdrukkingen van tijd
  

Lucas's iPad.

The cat's whiskers.

Men's clothing.

Possessives: '

Meervouden die op -s eindigen

My parents' car. (mum and dad)

His siblings' hobby.

Possessives: of

Dingen of geografische namen

The roof of the house.

The capital of England.

Sarah is Emily____ aunt.

1. 's
2. s'
3. s

These are our _______
cats. (friends)

1. friend's
2. friends'
3. friends

Let's meet at _____
for lunch. (Giovanni)

1. Giovannis
2. Giovannis'
3. Giovanni's

_______ and ______
bags are black. (Jack – Joe)

1. Jack's / Joe's
2. Jack / Joe's
3. Jack / Joes
4. Jack's / Joe

Which is correct?

1. The name of the ship
2. The ship's name

Which is correct?

1. England's capital
2. The capital of England

Practice

par. 1.5 -> opdr. 5, 6, 8

par 2.5 -> 2, 3, 4