Questions tagged [adjective-phrases]
for questions about a phrase including an adjective and its modifiers that acts as an adjective.
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He has been a victim of fraud
He has been a victim of fraud.
He has been a victim of fraud on several occasions.
He has been very helpful.
He has been very helpful on several occasions.
What is the difference between (1) and (...
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Can "as a tool" modify more than one verb?
Consider this example sentence:
The thing was owned, carried, or used as a tool.
(1) Does the "as a tool" act as an adjective for each verb? Rewritten: "The thing was owned (as a ...
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Is the prepositional phrase an adverbial or adjective phrase
In the sentence quoted below are the prepositions "for 2021" and "without latest software" acting as an adjective or adverb?
"Fossil announces new smartwatches for 2021 ...
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What's the function of cash-in-transit in the phrase cash-in-transit heists
What's the exact function of "cash-in-transit" here?
Grammar books say that
"a state-of-the-art computer" is the equal to "a computer which is the state of the art" and &...
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Asking about phrase type
In a noun phrase “billions of dollars’ worth of satellites”
Is “billions of dollars’ worth of” an adjective phrase that modifies ‘satellites’?
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Which is better in this context – AdjP or NP as a subject complement?
When I need to describe myself (for instance in a letter to a potential employer or the like), should I use a NP headed by "person" as a subject complement, or just an AdjP? That is, which ...
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reduction of an adjective clause that modifies a whole sentence to an adjective phrase
I know there’s a universal agreement that an adjective clause can be reduced to an adjective phrase. However, I’d like to know whether the same rule could apply to the informal use of an adjective ...
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Which sentences are ok to use?
Which of the following makes sense to use :
1- I feel fatigue.
2- I feel fatigued.
3- I perceive fatigue in your voice.
4- I sense fatigue in your voice.
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sentence construction after preposition, such as "due to", "because of"
Are the following sentences wrong? When I read them, I can't sense any wrong and all the same. Would you mind explaining their reasons if a wrong exists?
The official was on leave yesterday owing to ...
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Using adverbs or adjectives before "present participle adjectives"
I am not sure about the difference between using "ly-formed adverbs" and using "sole adjectives" before "present participle adjectives".
I think in the first sentence "relentless" qualify "beating ...
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"other than" or "different from"?
Consider: There are three balls: one is 1kg, another is 3kg, and the
other is 5kg.
I am trying to describe the ball of 3kg in a complicated way as follows:
I need one ball other than/different ...
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meaning of 'a theory of political human nature'
Which one is the meaning of 'a theory of political human nature'?
a theory of the political nature of humans
a theory of the nature of political humans
I myself guess the first one is meant.
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Spiritual invocation
The priest read spiritual invocation and blow over him to cure his disease.
Does the Adj 'spiritual' go with the noun 'invocation' as far as sense is concerned? Here spiritual invocation means 'holy ...
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What constitutes an adjective phrase?
Participle phrase (which acts as an adjective )
prepositional phrase (which can be used as either an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase)
Q : So adjective phrase is just a fancy name that can be ...
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Adjective clauses
Can anyone tell me the adjective clause in each of these sentences and the word it modifies?
In front of the theater was a block-long line, at the very end of which we saw our two friends.
The new ...
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