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Grammar 3 - sentences

2 zinnen combineren - and/or/but/so

Are you on Instagram? Are you on TikTok? 
Are you on Instagram, or are you on TikTok?

Bijzin met linking words - although/after/because/before/wheren/that/which/who

We won because our idea was the most original.

Last week I had dinner which was the greatest ever.

Grammar 3 - sentences

Bijzin - Nederlands/Engels

In het Nederlands veranderd de woordvolgorde als je een bijzin toevoegt.  

In het Engels niet!

We hebben gewonnen. We waren erg goed. 

We hebben gewonnen omdat we erg goed waren. 

We have won. We were very good. 

We have won beacause we were very good. 

Grammar 4 - Like and As

Like gebruik je als het erop lijkt, maar 't het niet is.

It smells like honey.

(but it is a flower, not honey)

As gebruik je als het net zoals iets anders is (dus gelijk). 

It rains a lot in Austria as it does in the Netherlands.

(het regent dus in beide landen veel)

Like en as worden gebruikt om een vergelijking te maken tussen twee mensen of dingen. 

Like

Je gebruikt like om een vergelijking te maken tussen - mensen, dieren en dingen. 

Je gebruikt het om aan te geven dat twee dingen (bijna) hetzelfde zijn of op elkaar lijken.

Na de volgende werkwoorden gebruik je vaak like:

to look - to sound - to taste - to smell - to feel

It feels like summer. 

It fits like a glove.

She acts like a queen. 

Her hair is brown like mine. 

What does it smell like?

As

Je gebruikt as met een zelfstandig naamwoord als je praat over iemands rol of baan. 

As a parent I feel more should be done to protect our children. 

I work as a teacher.  

Als je in deze zinnen like zou gebruiken veranderd de betekenis naar net zoals, of
op dezelfde manier als. 

Like a parent I feel more should be done to protect our children. 

Net zoals een ouder, vind je dat.

I work like a teacher.

Ik werk zoals een docent dat doet. 

As ... as

Je kunt as ... as gebruiken om twee dingen te vergelijken. 

Dit kan ook met not as ... as. 

She is as tall as her mother. 

He is not as good in maths as I am.

Je gebruikt as in een bijzin om te zeggen dat je iets op een zelfde manier doet. Het betekent dan vaak zoals. 

As you already know, I am a real football fan. 

She reads in silence, as she does when studying. 

exercise 1: like or as?

Choose the correct alternative

1. I think your sister's eyes are more as / like your mother's than yours are.

2. When in Rome, do as / like the Romans do.

3. It often snows in Austria, as / like it does in Switzerland.

4. My nephew wants to cut his hair as / like his favourite cartoon character.

5. My mother looks as / like a princess when she goes out.

Like or as?

Choose the correct alternative

6. As / Like last year, we are going to go camping in summer.

7. Even after years of trying, I cannot cook as / like my grandmother.

8. Margot eats a lot of pork meat, as / like people did twenty years ago.

9. As / Like before, I will buy the strongest hair spray.

10. I prefer to drink goat's milk, as / like they do in Asia.

Check your answers

• 1. I think your sister's eyes are more like your mother's than yours are.
  
• 2. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
  
• 3. It often snows in Austria, as it does in Switzerland.
  
• 4. My nephew wants to cut his hair like his favourite cartoon character.
  
• 5. My mother looks like a princess when she goes out.
• 6. As last year, we are going to go camping in summer.
  
• 7. Even after years of trying, I cannot cook like my grandmother.
  
• 8. Margot eats a lot of pork meat, as people did twenty years ago.
  
• 9. As before, I will buy the strongest hair spray.
  
• 10. I prefer to drink goat's milk, as they do in Asia.

Check your answers

Grammar 9 - one and ones

one – enkelvoud                  ones - meervoud 

Gebruik: als je een zelfstandig naamwoord (iets of iemand) verderop in een zin wilt herhalen. 

This girl is nicer than that one. - Do you prefer my new shoes or the old ones. 

Of om een zelfstandig naamwoord te vervangen: 

- na een bijvoeglijk naamwoord

- na which 

- na this, that, these en those 

Which film would you like to see, this one or that one?

I love science fiction books. Which ones should I read?

One or ones?

1. A second-hand car is much cheaper than a new ... .
2.  This pizza tastes better than that ... . 
3. I have to read two books for school. Which ... shall I choose?
4. People have big problems and small ... .
5. We are going to buy new chairs. Which ... do you prefer?
6. I like a lot of films, but that ... is my favourite.
7. Do you like muffins? I prefer those .... . 

Check your answers

1. A second-hand car is much cheaper than a new one
2.  This pizza tastes better than that one. 
3. I have to read two books for school. Which ones shall I choose?
4. People have big problems and small ones.
5. We are going to buy new chairs. Which ones do you prefer?
6. I like a lot of films, but that one is my favourite.
7. Do you like muffins? I prefer those ones .