Question

Identify the phrases in the following sentences and state their kind.
1. He was a man of great wealth.
2. The principal was an old man of friendly disposition.
3. The workers belonged to a tribe dwelling in the hills.
4. Therelmet a boy with red hair.​

Answer 1

1) man of great wealth(is a prepositional phrase)

2) was an old man of friendly disposition (is adjective phrase)

3) a tribe dwelling in the hill(is a adverb phrase)

4) a with red hair(is adjective phrase)

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Prepositional phrase
2. Prepositional phraseAdjective phrase
3. Prepositional phraseAdjective phraseAdverb phrase
4. Prepositional phraseAdjective phraseAdverb phraseAdjective phrase

Explanation:

A phrase can be defined as a small group of words that communicates a concept but isn't a full sentence.

He was a man of great wealth:

Here this is a prepositional phrase as prepositional phrases always begin with a preposition and noun and pronoun are its objects

The principal was an old man of friendly disposition:

Here this is an adjective phrase. An adjective phrase works as an adjective to transform a noun or a pronoun in a sentence.

The workers belonged to a tribe dwelling in the hills:

Here this is an adverb phrase. A phrase that acts as an adverb in a sentence is called an adverb phrase. Like an adverb, it modifies a verb or other adverb in the sentence.

A boy with red hair:

Here this is an adjective phrase. An adjective phrase works as an adjective to transform a noun or a pronoun in a sentence.

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