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Choose the most suitable pronoun to complete each sentence. 1 I looked at _________ in the mirror. (she / myself / I) 2 __________ didn’t want to do it ourselves. (Us / You / We) 3 The librarian helped _____________ to find the information. (we / us / ourselves) 4 To __________ was the email addressed? (who / whom) Adjectives See page 14
Adjectives tell us more about nouns.
Find six adjectives in this paragraph. The moon was an enormous silver disc in the dark sky. An old speckled owl peered down, hoping to spot a juicy mouse for his supper. Comparison of adjectives See page 14 To compare two things we add ‘ -r ’ or ‘ -er ’ to the adjective: faster than To compare more than two things we add ‘ -st ’ or ‘ -est ’: the fastest When we compare longer adjectives, we use ‘ more ’ or ‘ most ’: more/most efficient Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence. 1 The damage on this side of the car is ____________ than on the other. a) serious b) most serious c) more serious 2 The first two questions are the ___________. a) easy b) easier c) most easy 3 I thought Jason’s poem was ____________ than mine. a) good b) better c) best Showing ownership
We use nouns, adjectives and pronouns to show possession.
Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns See pages 78, 79 Adjectives go before nouns Pronouns follow nouns Singular my ____ It is mine. your ____ It is yours . his _____ It is his . her ______ It is hers . its ______ It is its . Plural our _____ It is ours . your _____ It is yours . their _____ It is theirs .
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• See page 109 for adjectival phrases. Give students a text and ask them to list the adjectival phrases.
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