1. Comparisons
1 item to 1 item

2. Comparative Structure
Item 1 + est+ plus/moins+ adj + que + item 2 OR
items 1 + sont + plus/ moins+ adj (s) + que + item 2

3. Ways to change the ‘item 1’ and ‘item 2’
We learned yesterday how to use the genitive (’s)
Le/la + item +de + person
La tarte de Jean
La pizza de Marie
This will count as our item 1 or two

4. Here is our example: Mike’s lake is bigger than Joe’s.
Following the formula, we’d say
Le lac de Mike est plus grand que le lac de Joe.
But we repeated le lac! How do we get around that?

5. Possessive Pronouns Cross off the second one and replace it with:
le = celui
la = celle
les (le)= Ceux
les (la)= celles

6. So, Le lac de Mike est plus grand que le lac de Joe
Cross off the second le lac and replace with celui
Le lac de Mike est plus grand que celui de Joe.
Why celui? Because lac is a le word.

7. Additional examples
La tarte de Marie est plus délicieuse que celle de Henri.
Why celle? we’re replacing the word ‘la tarte.’ It’s a la word
Les anoraks (le) sont plus jaunes que ceux de David.
Why ceux? We’re replacing le anorak. It’s more than one le word.

8. Additional shortcuts:
Plus bon= mieux = better
plus mal = pire = worse

9. What if my car is better than joes car?
We mentioned the item twice, but we used 'my'

10. Possessive adjectives
These mean my, your, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
After each, you KEEP the word

11. My
Mon (le)
Ma (la)
Mes (les)

12. Your
Ton (le)
Ta (la)
Tes (les)

13. His, her, its
Son (le)
Sa (la)
Ses (les)

14. Our
Notre
Nos

15. Your
Votre
Vos

16. Their
Leur
Leurs

17. For example, our house is better than joes
La Maison - house
Notre maison est mieux que celle de Joe.

18. Let’s try a few of these out

19. My sunscreen

20. Her lake

21. Our gum

22. Their watergun

23. Your (pl) backpack

24. His rules

25. Your (sing) beach

26. Our Lake

27. Their suitcases

28. His sunscreen

29. My basketball