Week 11

Success is a journey, not a destination. Keep enjoying the ride!

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Sentence of the Week 11

The more I prayed, the more assured I was that the Lord
would provide.
(Taken from Chapter 18 of George Muller’s Autobiography)

Meaning:

The pattern "The more + [subject] + [verb], the more [subject] + [verb]…" indicates a direct
relationship between two actions or qualities. It suggests that as one action or quality
increases, the other action or quality also increases proportionally. In this case, George Muller
is saying that when he spent more time in prayer, he became more assured that the Lord
would provide.

Pattern:

The more + [subject] + [verb], the more [subject] + [verb] …

Write about prayer using the pattern above:

NOTE: Make sure that your verbs are consistent in tenses.
For example: The more I pray, the more I feel peace inside my heart.
1. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

This time, use the pattern to give some advice, encouragement or warning to a fellow
Christian.
For example:
• The more you sin, the farther you will be from God. (Yes, you may use other comparative
adjectives)
• The more you know God, the more you will obey Him.
1. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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 Compara ves and Superla ves
Comparing people’s appearance

Eyes Hair
- round - short Let’s compare Asin and Tae Hee.
- small - long
Face Height 1. Asin’s eyes are rounder than Tae Hee’s.
- long - tall 2. Tae Hee has a longer face than Asin.
- round - short 3. Tae Hee is slimmer than Asin.
Body Build Complexion 4. Asin’s hair is longer than Tae Hee’s.
- slim - fair 5. Tae Hee is taller than Asin.
- wide - dark 6. Tae Hee has a fairer complexion than Asin.

Some Guidelines in using Compara ves and Superla ves

adjec ve Compara ve superla ve

big bigger biggest
1-syllable adjec ves fat fa er fa est
ending in a consonant with a red redder reddest
single vowel preceding it sad sadder saddest
thin thinner thinnest
dry drier driest
1-syllable adjec ves
spry sprier/spryer spriest/spryest
ending in "y"
wry wrier/wryer wriest/wryest
fast faster fastest
great greater greatest
1-syllable adjec ves,
quick quicker quickest
other cases
short shorter shortest
tall taller tallest
ckle ckler cklest
2-syllable adjec ves
handsome handsomer handsomest
ending in "e"
polite politer politest
bumpy bumpier bumpiest
heavy heavier heaviest
2-syllable adjec ves
icy icier iciest
ending in "y"
shiny shinier shiniest
ny nier niest

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 able abler ablest
gentle gentler gentlest
2-syllable adjec ves hollow hollower hollowest
ending in "le", or "ow" narrow narrower narrowest
shallow shallower shallowest
simple simpler simplest
beau ful more beau ful most beau ful
colorful more colorful most colorful
2 or more syllable adjec ves, complete more complete most complete
other cases delicious more delicious most delicious
generous more generous most generous
important more important most important

Special Cases
adjec ve compara ve superla ve example sentence
good be er the best irregular Tara is the best athlete in the school.
well (healthy) be er the best He is s ll in hospital, but he is be er than he was
last week.
bad worse the worst irregular You are the worst driver I have ever known.
far further the irregular My house is the furthest one.
furthest
farther the regular My house is the farther one.
farthest
old (people in a elder the eldest irregular Ram is my elder brother.
family)
old (general use) older the oldest regular Your teacher is older than my teacher.

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 Exercise 1
Adjec ve Compara ve Superla ve
1. old older oldest
2. wise
3. famous
4. clever
5. busy
6. pre y
7. important
8. late
9. sweet
10. wet
11. fast
12. beau ful
13. handsome
14. rough
15. di cult
16. narrow
17. friendly
18. young
19. di cult
20. happy

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 Exercise 2
Choose the correct op on for these compara ve and superla ve adjec ve sentences.

1. I am ________ my brother. 6. I like sushi, but Chinese food is ____________.

a) taller than a) be er
b) the tallest b) the be er
2. She is ________ student in her class. c) more be er
a) younger than d) the bestest
b) the younger 7. My drink is ___________ of all the drinks.
c) the youngest a) colder than
3. The dog is ________ the cat. b) the coldest
a) the older than c) the most cold
b) older than 8. My sister is __________ student in her class.
c) the oldest a) smarter than
4. The red jacket is ________ the blue b) the smarter
jacket. c) the most smart
a) expensiver than d) the smartest
b) more expensive than 9. Those books are ________ than the other books.
c) the most expensive a) expensiver than
5. My mother is ________ in her family. b) more expensive than
a) the shorter c) most expensive than
b) the shorter than d) the most expensive
c) the shortest 10. Her brother is ________ soccer player on his team.
a) the be er
b) be er than
c) the most good
d) the best

Exercise 3

Fill in the spaces with the correct words to make sentences with compara ve or superla ve adjec ves.
Remember to use the "be" verb.

1. He _____________________ (old) his sister.

2. She _____________________ (pre y) her sister.

3. That DVD player _____________________ (expensive) in the store.

4. These shoes _____________________ (clean) shoes I have.

5. My math teacher _____________________ (good) my geography teacher.

6. I _____________________ (bad) player on my team.

7. Their children _____________________ (young) our children.

8. The maple tree _____________________ (tall) tree in my yard.

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 9. This book _____________________ (interes ng) the other book.

10. My bedroom _____________________ (big) in the house.

Exercise 4

1. What is the most beau ful country in the world?

Examples:
For me, the most beau ful country in the world is Japan.
I think that the most beau ful country in the world is Singapore.
_____________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the most delicious food in the world?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3. What is the easiest subject in school?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

4. What is the best song in the world?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Wri ng Prac ce: (Answer in complete sentence)

5. What is the most e ec ve verse to use in sharing the gospel?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
6. Who is the best preacher in the world?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
8. What is the best phone in the world?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
9. What is the best sport in the world?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
10. What is the best thing about the Philippines?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

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 Forming Possessive Nouns

Rules in forming Possessive Nouns1

• add 's to the singular form of the word (even if it ends in -s):
the owner's car
James's hat (James' hat is also acceptable. For plural, proper nouns that are possessive, use an
apostrophe a er the 's': "The Eggleses' presenta on was good." The Eggleses are a husband and
wife consultant team.)
• add 's to the plural forms that do not end in -s:
the children's game
the geese's honking
• add ' to the end of plural nouns that end in -s:
two cats' toys
three friends' le ers
the countries' laws
• add 's to the end of compound words:
my brother-in-law's money
• add 's to the last noun to show joint possession of an object:
Todd and Anne's apartment
Personal Pronouns Chart

Subject Objec ve Possessive Possessive

Adjec ves Pronouns
1st Person I Me my mine
We Us our ours
2nd Person You You your yours
3rd Person He Him his his
She Her her hers
They Them their theirs
It It its (none)

1Purdue OWL, “The Apostrophe,” 1 March 2013,

<h p://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/621/01/> (22 February 2013)

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 Exercise on Possessive Noun and Adjec ves

Possessive Noun Possessive Adjec ve

1. The room of the girl
2. The toy of the boy
3. The house of my mom and
dad
4. The songs of Juris
5. The purse of the ladies
6. The cell phones of the
men
7. The car of Bob Rogers
8. The milk of the cat
9. The cries of my niece
10. The cage of the monkey

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjec ves:

1. Where is (I) _____ book?
2. Here is (we) _____ teacher.
3. She goes to school with (she) _____ brother.
4. (They) _____ father works in a car factory.
5. (You) _____ laptop is very expensive.
6. (He) _____ favorite hobby is tennis.
7. (I) _____ husband and I want to go to Paris.
8. We want to see (it) _____ historical monuments.
9. Leila likes (she) _____ dog !
10. (It) _____ name is Bobby.

Choose the right possessive adjec ve:

1. Two students didn't do _____ mathema cs homework.
2. I have a car. _____ car is black.
3. We have a dog. _____ name is Pancho.
4. Nancy is from England. _____ husband is from Australia.
5. Farid and Nadia go to a high school. _____ li le brother goes to primary school.
6. Mr O'Brian has a van. _____ van is very old.
7. We go to a high school. _____ high school is fantas c.
8. I like singing. _____ mother sings with me.
9. François and Alain are French. _____ family are from France.
10. Mary likes _____ grandmother. She o en visits her.

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 Possessive Adjec ves vs. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns and adjec ves are two di erent ways to show possession in English.

Possessive Adjec ve + Noun Noun + Possessive Pronoun

Examples:
My dog is big.
Her cat is brown.
Their sister works downtown.
This is my car.
Is that your pen?
Examples:
The dog is mine.
The brown cat is hers.
The car is ours.
The car is mine.
Is that pen yours?

Exercise:
Choose whether each sentence requires a possessive adjec ve or a possessive pronoun:
EX: That car is not his. It's mine. (possessive pronoun)
OR That's my car. (possessive adjec ve)

1. Is that your notebook or ___________ (my/mine)?

2. I don't like ___________ (their/theirs) apartment.

3. That's not my problem. It's ___________ (yours/your).

4. Your car is green, while ___________ (my/mine) is black.

5. Isn't ___________ (their/theirs) son older than you?

6. A friend of ___________ (our/ours) called.

7. A friend of ___________ (her/hers) brother's called.

8. He's ___________ (our/ours) doctor.

9. That's ___________ (our/ours) house, not theirs.

10. Is he a friend of ___________ (your/yours)?

11. She's not his friend; she’s ___________ (my/mine).

12. Robert didn't drink his own co ee. He drank ___________ (her/hers).

13. That is one of ___________ (hers/her) friends.

14. His neighborhood is safe, while ___________ (my/mine) neighborhood isn't.

15. His neighborhood is safe, while ___________ (my/mine) isn’t.

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 Forming ques ons using whose

Look at the following conversa on between two students:

Student A: Excuse me, whose notebook is on the desk?

Student B: Oh, that's mine. I le it here a er the last class.

Student A: Got it. And whose backpack is on the chair?

Student B: That belongs to Sarah. She usually sits there.

Student A: Thanks. By the way, whose water bo le is near the window?

Student B: Hmm, I think it's John's. He o en forgets it a er break me.

Student A: Okay, thanks for le ng me know. And whose son is standing by the door?

Student B: He’s probably Teacher Michael's.

Student A: Got it. Thanks for clarifying!

Pay a en on to how the whose ques ons are constructed:

1. My notebook is on the desk.
Whose notebook is on the desk? That’s mine.
2. Sarah’s backpack is on the chair. That belongs to Sarah.
Whose backpack is on the chair?
3. John’s water bo le is near the window.
Whose water bo le is near the window? It’s John’s.
4. Teacher Michael’s son is standing by the door.
Whose son is standing by the door? Teacher Michael’s.

Your turn!
Write 'whose' ques ons about each other, asking about ownership or responsibili es. A erward, provide
the corresponding answers to your ques ons.

1.

2.

3.

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