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Adjective Phrase
Adjective Phrase
Example-1:
What kind of man is Mr. Clinton is answered by the word ‘wealthy’. The same word can be replaced
with a group of words ‘of great wealth’.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning but different adverbs.
The phrase ‘of great wealth’ means the same what the word ‘wealthy’ means.
The phrase ‘of great wealth’ is an adjective.
Example-2:
Example-3:
Example-4:
Example-5:
• The boy with blue eyes is the most intelligent boy in this class.
In all the examples 3, 4 and 5 the adjectives have been replaced with adjective phrases.
Examples:
• It is of no use.
• It is useless.