Section 24.4 has shown that pronominalization of the adjective (phrase) is possible. In (181a) we repeat an example in which the pronoun hetit performs the same function as the full AP bang voor hondenafraid of dogs. In (181b), on the other hand, the pronoun only replaces the adjective bangafraid; the function of the PP-complement of the adjective is performed by the PP voor spinnenof spiders. If the adjective is modified by a degree modifier, pronominalization is also possible. However, Section 25.4 has shown that in some cases the addition of erg is necessary to license pronominalization of the adjective, while in other cases the addition of erg leads to unacceptability.

If the adjective (phrase) is pronominalized, it is still possible to express comparison. This is shown in (182), where the comparative meaning is expressed by the adjectives meermore and minderless, which are also used in the periphrastic comparative construction. This possibility is remarkable because the majorative form of bang is banger and not *meer bang.

The examples in (182) also show that the addition of erg is not allowed, although (182a) alternates with (183), which uses the comparative form ergerworse.

The examples in (184a&b) provide comparable cases where the superlative is expressed by het meestthe most and het minstthe least. These elements are also used in the periphrastic superlative construction, despite the fact that the maximative of bang is the morphologically complex form bangst.

The addition of erg is again impossible, although (184a) alternates with (185), in which the superlative form het ergstthe worst is used. Note that for some reason (184b) yields a better result with erg than (182b); cases such as (184b) are also easy to find on the internet.

The equative degree differs from the comparative and superlative degrees in that evenas must be followed by erg, as in the case of the modifiers tetoo, zoso and hoehow. The fact that erg does not occur in non-pronominal APs modified by even (*even erg bang) shows that erg is not a degree modifier in (186), but is needed to license the pronominalization of the AP.