1. PREPOSITIONS 2. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS 3. COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE MS. RASHA ALI 3. Lecture 4

A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things. Location (on, under, in) Timing (before, after, during) (in, at, on) Direction (from, toward, to) Lesson One: Prepositions

Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.) The mouse is on the table. Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is on the other On is a preposition!

Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.) The mouse is under the table. Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is under the other Under is a preposition!

Test Your Knowledge 1 Which word is a preposition? The pizza in the oven is mine. pizzainovenmine Check the list of prepositions.

Test Your Knowledge 2 Which word is a preposition? The girl by the door is my sister. girlbydoormy Check the list of prepositions.

Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with. The pizza in the oven is mine. The girl by the door is my sister. The runners raced around the track. Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases

in the oven by the door around the track These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the object of a preposition.

Test Your Knowledge 4 Identify the prepositional phrase. I sat with my mom. I sat with with my with my mom

Test Your Knowledge 5 Identify the prepositional phrase. After gym class, we got a drink. After gym After gym class After gym class, we

Lesson three: Possessive adjectives: Possessive adjectives are determiners or pronouns that modify a noun by attributing possession. Examples: That is my car. This is your car. This is her notebook. This is his pencil. These are their seats.

Possessive pronouns: Possessive pronouns replaces a noun or another pronoun. They are used to make a sentences less repetitive. Examples: That car is mine. The book is his. The seats are ours. The notebook is hers.

Examples: Adjectives and possessive adjectives… The first sentence is written with adjectives: Angela has long, straight, dark hair. This second sentence has possessive adjectives: My sister left her cell phone inside our dad’s car.

Examples: Nouns and pronouns… Consider this first sentence that is written with nouns and pronouns: Mary was very excited when the famous singer, Ricky Martin gave her a kiss when she was at his concert. This second sentence is written only with nouns: Mary was very excited when the famous singer, Ricky Martin gave Mary a kiss when Mary was at Ricky Martin’s concert.

Categories: CategoryPronounsExample Possessive adjectives my, your, his, her, its, our, their. My pink jacket. Possessive pronouns mine, yours, hers, his, its, ours, theirs. I think that is yours.

Practice: Choose the correct answer… 1.That is ours. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjective 2.His favorite book is “ Green eggs and Ham”. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjective

Practice: Continue… 3.These books are mine, not yours. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjectives 4.Brad is their son. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjectives

Practice: Continue… 5.The dog is biting its tail. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjectives 6.The dog could not find its squeaky toy. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjectives

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COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things. Short adjective + ER. old  older young  younger CVC + ER (the final consonant is doubled) big  bigger hot  hotter Short adjective ended in –Y  -IER easy  easier heavy  heavier Long adjective: MORE + long adjective exciting  more exciting beautiful  more beautiful Irregular adjectives good  better bad  worse We use THAN after the comparative form of the adjective. John is taller than Mary. A Ferrari is more expensive than a Fiat.

Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1.Tiny is (tall) than Sky. 2.Sky is (good) at basketball than Tiny. 3.Tiny is (fast) than Sky. 4.Sky is (popular) than Tiny. 5.Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1.Tiny is TALLER than Sky. 2.Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny. 3.Tiny is FASTER than Sky. 4.Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny. 5.Sky’s feet are BIGGER than Tiny’s feet.

We use the superlative to compare more than two people, places or things. Short adjective + EST. old  the oldest young  the youngest CVC + EST (the final consonant is doubled) big  the biggest hot  the hottest Short adjective ended in –Y  -IEST easy  the easiest heavy  the heaviest Long adjective: THE MOST + long adjective exciting  the most exciting beautiful  the most beautiful Irregular adjectives good  the best bad  the worst We use THE before the superlative form of the adjective. John is the tallest. A Ferrari is the most expensive car.

Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1.Al is (short). 2.Ed is (thin). 3.Al is wearing (colourful) clothes. 4.Ed is (tall). 5.Joe is (smart).

Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1.Al is THE SHORTEST. 2.Ed is THE THINNEST. 3.Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL clothes. 4.Ed is THE TALLEST. 5.Joe is THE SMARTEST.