Who, whose, which, that & comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Subjects

Relative pronouns

Comparisons

Relative pronouns

Introduction

That is my teacher. He teaches English.

That is my teacher who teaches English.

Gebruik

Je gebruikt who, whose, which, that als je meer informatie wilt geven over dingen of personen die je eerder in de zin al hebt genoemd.

Who

Who: bij personen
Johnny Depp is an actor who won the Oscar.

Whose / which

Whose: bij personen. Het betekent 'van wie', 'waarvan'

This is the boy whose bag was stolen.
(Dit is de jongen van wie de tas was gestolen.)

Which: bij dingen en dieren.
That movie, which was filmed in Amsterdam, was a great hit.

That

Soms kun je 'that' gebruiken in plaats van Who of Which.

His cooking skills is something that people find amazing.

He's the teacher... teaches us English.

1. who
2. which
3. whose

There is Sara ..... watch was stolen.

1. who
2. whose

The girl, ............... photo I have, is my cousin.

1. that
2. which
3. who
4. whose

She is that dreadful teacher ... teaches us English.

1. WHO
2. WHICH
3. WHOSE

This book, .............. is John's, has over 300 pages.

1. which
2. that
3. who
4. whose

Comparisons

Comparative +

Superlative

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Vergrotende + overtreffende

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Words ending in -y

Medeklinker + -y wordt -i

Uitzonderingen

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

ver - verder - verst(e)

far - further - furthest

Vergrotende trap:

+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Overtreffende trap:

+EST

Vaak komt er voor het woord THE te staan

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen

krijgen GEEN -er of -est,

maar MORE of MOST ervoor!

I am smaller than Frank, but he is more intelligent than I am.

Jason is the sweetest baby I know, Jasmin is

the most beautiful baby though.

My sister has a _____ room than I have.

1. big
2. bigger
3. more biggest
4. more bigger

It is ____ than ever to find good football players.

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

My dad is the ____ dad ever!

1. bestest
2. goodest
3. better
4. best

Your dog is _____ than my dog

1. Ugly
2. Uglier
3. More ugly
4. Most ugly

English is a ___ language than French

1. Beautifuler
2. Most beautiful
3. Beautifulest
4. More beautiful

School is the ___ place to be.

1. Best
2. Most awful
3. Most awesome
4. Worst