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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Adjective Phrases


Sam An Teng

Adjective phrase is a group of related words that contains adjectives and their modifiers.

Adjective phrase = Modifier(s) + Adjective(s)

In sentences, adjective phrase takes the role of an adjective modifying a noun or pronoun.

Modifying noun

   •  Her story was absolutely unbelievable.
   •  Thida was genius and hard-working.
   •  He runs a lucrative business.
   •  A long and lonely evening finally passed.

Modifying pronoun

   •  He is very smart.
   •  We are satisfied with our performance this year.
   •  Can you find someone more skillful?
   •  Her boyfriend made her so disappointed.
   •  The film was the most interesting one.

Besides the form above, the prepositional phrase and participle phrase are also adjectives. Click each link to learn more.

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