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.

Preposition
Adjective

Adverb

Verbal
Participle Gerund Infinitives

Appositive

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

noun pronoun

the gorillas born last spring.

SINGLE ADJECTIVES school dance

ADJECTIVE PHRASES 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
We lived in a wooden house.

Adjective Phrases
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
(1) A wealthy man. (2) A jungle track.

Adjectives Phrases
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(3) A beautiful girl.

(4) A hill tribe. (5) The French flag.

Answer
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