Comparisons and who, whose etc.

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Comparative and superlative adjectives

Exceptions:

2-syllable adjectives ending in:

-y   -er   -le   or   -ow

Pretty  Most pretty = Prettiest

Clever  More clever = Cleverer

Gentle  More gentle = Gentler

Narrow  Most narrow = Narrowest

5. Not as ..... as

Not as taltented as her

Not as nice as them

Not as sweet as my dog

Use the right comparison:
> Jessy is ______ my mum.

1. funnyer than
2. funnier than
3. more funny than
4. the most funny

Grammar: Comparisons
She is wearing ... (beautiful) dress.

1. more beautiful than
2. beautifuller than
3. the most beautiful
4. the beautifullest

Comparisons:

That girl is ...... (smart) than her sister.

Grammar: Comparisons
That tail is the ..... (long).

Degrees of comparison
Katy is ..... (happy) her friend.

Comparisons:

My mother is ....... (intelligent) woman I know!

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Who en which

Who verwijst terug naar personen.
That's the boy who likes me.

Which verwijst terug naar dieren of dingen.

This poem, which he has written, is so romantic.

That

Who and which worden vaak vervangen door that. 

This is the girl who/that helped me with my lyrics.

This is the cat which/that I got for my birthday.

Maar alleen als er geen komma voor staat!

Laat who, which, that weg als...

Het niet het onderwerp van de zin is en het in een bijzijn staat zonder komma ervoor.

This is the girl helped me with my lyrics
the girl = onderwerp dus je kunt who/that niet weglaten
This is the girl who/that helped me with my lyrics.

This is the cat I got for my birthday
I = onderwerp dus deze zin klopt

Prepositions: 

For whom

To whom

Welke woorden horen bij personen?

1. who and that
2. who and which
3. which and whom
4. whose, who en whom

I want to read the book........you gave me.

1. which, that , who
2. which, that, X
3. who, whose, whom
4. which, that

Farid is someone ... speaks very slowly.

1. who, that, x
2. who, that
3. which, whose
4. whom, x

Crafts is something ....... I can't get enough of.

1. which, that , who
2. which, that, X
3. who, whose, whom
4. which, that

When can THAT be used?

1. with animals
2. with things
3. with people
4. with commas in the sentence

The man .... picture is in the paper is the main suspect.
(Who/whom/whose/which/that)

fill in the blanks. Choose from the words:
who / whose / whom / which / that / x.
Give all possibilities. Verdeel met / en noteer in volgorde zoals het hier staat)

This is the man.... house in on fire

fill in the blanks. Choose from the words:
who / whose / whom / which / that / x.
Give all possibilities. Verdeel met / en noteer in volgorde zoals het hier staat)

The men, four of .... are ill, were indicted for fraud

fill in the blanks. Choose from the words:
who / whose / whom / which / that / x.
Give all possibilities. Verdeel met / en noteer in volgorde zoals het hier staat)

Mandy is the girl...... I met on Friday

fill in the blanks. Choose from the words:
who / whose / whom / which / that / x.
Give all possibilities. Verdeel met / en noteer in volgorde zoals het hier staat)

The CD .... she gave me is great

fill in the blanks. Choose from the words:
who / whose / whom / which / that / x.
Give all possibilities. Verdeel met / en noteer in volgorde zoals het hier staat)

I haven't seen Frank, ...... brother is five, for a long time now.

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