Join the sentences given below and make a simple sentence with an adjective phrase. (a) I bought a Maruti car. The colour is blue. It is sporty. I bought_______________________________________car. (b) He made a speech. The speech was short. The speech was interesting. He made_______________________________speech. (c) Suresh went to a house. It was decorated beautifully. Suresh went_________________________________house. (d) She bought a dress. It is a designer one but frightfully expensive. She bought _____________________________________dress. (e) The food was tasty. It was prepared quickly. ____________________________________food was tasty.
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Answer:
- I bought a blue and sporty car.
- He made a short and interesting speech.
- Suresh went to a beautifully decorated house.
- She bought a frightfully expensive designer dress.
- The quickly prepared food was tasty.
Adjective Phrases
An adjective is a part of speech. It is a describing word that describes a noun or a pronoun. A phrase is a group of words that function as a single unit.
An adjective phrase is a phrase that has an adjective as its nucleus. The given sentences can all be expressed through adjective phrases.
a) I bought a sporty Maruti car of blue colour.
The adjective phrase is of blue colour.
b) He made an interesting speech of short length.
The adjective phrase- of short length.
c) Suresh went to a beautifully decorated house.
The adjective phrase- beautifully decorated house.
d) She bought of frightful expense a designer dress.
The adjective phrase -of frightful expense.
e) Though prepared in quickness the food was tasty.
The adjective phrase - in quickness.