ADJECTIVAL PHRASES
Adjectives are words we use to describe nouns like large, pretty, cool, sour.
Adjectival phrases are similar in that they describe nouns. However, the difference is
adjectival phrases consist of a group of words.
There are three forms:
1. Preposition + (Adjective) + Noun
The boy with the green shirt, The cat inside the car, The house beside the eye clinic
2. Present Participle + Object
That dolphin swimming near the boat, A baby holding the bear,
3. Past Participle in the passive form
The bridge built by Chinese engineers, The wall vandalized by the gang
COMBINE THE TWO SENTENCES BELOW INTO ONE BY CONVERTING ONE
SENTENCE INTO AN ADJECTIVAL PHRASE.
Example: The painting was done by the student. She is wearing a pink wig.
The painting was done by the student wearing a pink wig.
1. Henry bought the shirt. It was imported from Nepal.
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2. Look at that girl. She is jumping on the trampoline.
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3. Talk to the visitor. The one sipping his coffee in the lounge.
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4. He is going to take it from the shelf. The shelf is behind the door.
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5. They need a contestant. He must have an experience in track and field.
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6. The chickens are frightened. They are in the hen house.
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7. The workmen saw it happen. They were working near the road.
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8. They entered the living room. It was decorated by his daughter.
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9. The bike ran over his toy truck. The bike has two red flags.
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10. Sherry pointed to the men. They were sitting on the couch.
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CONSTRUCT A SENTENCE EACH WITH THE FOLLOWING
ADJECTIVAL PRHASES. Circle the nouns these phrases modify: (1) a nest
with five blue eggs in it, (2) the song composed by the cheer girls, (3) the
cake baked by my aunt, (4)the dog howling at the moon, (5) a bag sitting
on the counter.