Adjectives
! Adjective Phrases
! Adjective Phrase
Adjectives
– A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun
or pronoun
– A prepositional phrase used as an
adjective
! Examples:
Adjectives
– Icy chunks fell from the skyscraper.
– Chunks of ice fell from the skyscraper.
– Girls had wax dolls.
– Girls had dolls of wax.
– Flower paintings decorated the walls.
– Paintings of flowers decorated the walls.
Adjective Phrases
! Adjective phrases answer certain
questions:
– What kind?
– Which one(s)?
– How many?
– How much?
Adjective Phrases
! Mr. Dodsworth ordered a dinner of
boiled crawfish.
– The adjective phrase modifies the noun
dinner.
– The adjective phrase answers the question
What kind?.
Adjective Phrases
! The one with the big pockets costs a
little more.
– The adjective phrase modifies the pronoun
one.
– The adjective phrase answers the question
Which one?.
Adjective Phrases
! There was enough room for only three
people.
– The adjective phrase modifies the noun
room.
– The adjective phrase answers the question
How much?.
! Notice that adjective phrases commonly
follow the noun it modifies.
Practice
! Identify the adjective phrase in each
sentence.
! 1. Diego Rivera was a famous painter
from Mexico.
! 2. People throughout the world enjoy
Rivera’s art.
! 3. Rivera often painted the walls of
buildings.
Answers
! 1. Diego Rivera was a famous painter
from Mexico.
! 2. People throughout the world enjoy
Rivera’s art.
! 3. Rivera often painted the walls of
buildings.
More Practice
! 4. His murals are beautiful examples of
popular twentieth-century art.
! 5. Rivera’s artworks often include
symbols of Mexican culture.
! 6. His work with other Mexican artists
was also very important.
More Answers
! 4. His murals are beautiful examples of
popular twentieth-century art.
! 5. Rivera’s artworks often include
symbols of Mexican culture.
! 6. His work with other Mexican artists
was also very important.
Adjective Phrases
! More than one adjective phrase can
modify the same noun or pronoun.
! Example:
– That painting of sunflowers by van Gogh is
famous.
– The phrases of sunflowers and by van
Gogh answers the question Which
painting.
Adjective Phrases
! An adjective phrase can modify the
object of another adjective phrase
! Example:
– A number of paintings by van Gogh are
landscapes.
• The adjective phrase of paintings answers the
question What number?.
• The adjective phrase by van Gogh answers the
question Which painting?.
Adjective Phrases
Applying to your Writing
! You can add adjective phrases to add
details to your writing.
! Examples:
– Original: Gary enjoys reading books.
– Revised: Gary enjoys reading books about space
exploration.
– Original: The Squirrel was in the top of the tree. The
squirrel chattered at me.
– Revised: The squirrel in the top of the tree chattered at
me.
Practice
! Identify the Adjective Phrase(s) in each
sentence.
! 1. This book about birds of North
America has won many awards for
photography.
! 2. It explains the importance of flight in
the survival of the bird population.
Answers
! 1. This book about birds of North
America has won many awards for
photography.
! 2. It explains the importance of flight in
the survival of the bird population.
Practice
! 3. The wings of airplanes resemble
birds’ wings.
! 4. Feathers on the wings and tails of
birds often are quite showy.
! 5. The area inside the quill of a feather
is hollow.
Answers
! 3. The wings of airplanes resemble
birds’ wings.
! 4. Feathers on the wings and tails of
birds often are quite showy.
! 5. The area inside the quill of a feather
is hollow.
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