Adjective Phrase [PDF]

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A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain a verb and its subject.



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Preposition › Adjective



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Verbal › Participle › Gerund › Infinitives



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Adjective Phrase = a prepositional phrase that modifies (describes) a noun or a pronoun in the sentence; answer the questions “Which one?” or “What kind?”  Ex: The gorilla in the tree is one of 



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noun



pronoun



the gorillas born last spring.



SINGLE ADJECTIVES



ADJECTIVE PHRASES



school dance



dance at school



40 – foot depth



Depth of 40 feet



(a). I like to see a smiling face. (b). I like to see a face with a smile on it. The word “smiling” in sentence (a) tells more about the noun “face”. Hence, it is an adjective.



Similary, in sentence (b), the group of words, “with a smile on it”, also tells more about the noun “face”. Hence, the group of words does the work of a single parts of speech, namely, adjective and therefore, it can be called a phrase. As the phrase does the work of an adjective, it is an example of an adjective phrase.



Adjectives



Adjective Phrases



We lived in a wooden house.



We lived in a house made of wood.



They lived in a brick house.



They lived in a house made of bricks.



The boys lived in a stone house. The boys lived in a house made of stone.



Adjectives



Adjectives Phrases



(1) A wealthy man.



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(2) A jungle track.



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(3) A beautiful girl.



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(4) A hill tribe.



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(5) The French flag.



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