Adjective Phrase

ADJECTIVE PHRASE

An adjective phrase is a group of words that consists of an adjective and other words that modify or complement it. Adjective Phrases have the purpose of an adjective and are used to describe or add more detail to a noun/pronoun. They can come before or after a noun.

Examples

Arriving at the mansion, surrounded by trees, we were all fascinated. Stunned by the noise, the man fled the rock concert. My sister is blonde by birth.

Exercises

HOW TO IDENTIFY ADJECTIVE PHRASE?

• See that the phrase performs the role of an adjective. • Also, remember that removing the adjective phrase from the sentence will not change the meaning of the sentence as they are only required to give extra information about the subject or object in the sentence. • When multiple adjectives are used to form an adjective phrase, make sure you follow the order of adjectives; otherwise, the sentence will look faulty and might also alter the meaning of the sentence. • Punctuating a sentence containing an adjective phrase is not that tricky.

WHAT ARE THE COMPONENETS OF AN ADJECTIVE PHRASE?

An adjective phrase can be formed with the use of the following components. • Adjectives • Adverbs • Prepositions/Prepositional phrases • Articles • Modifiers and Determiners

What are the types of adjective phrases?

Adjectives and adjective phrases function in two basic ways, attributively or predicatively. An attributive adjective (phrase) precedes the noun of a noun phrase (e.g. a very happy man). A predicative adjective (phrase) follows a linking verb and serves to describe the preceding subject, e.g. The man is very happy.

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