Rewrite this paragraph. Use adjectives and adjectival phrases to make it sound more interesting.
We went on a school trip to a zoo last week. We saw a lot of animals and birds. I liked the monkeys. All preferred the turtles. Shemarr was afraid of the snakes. It was hot so we bought drinks. I was tired when I got home.
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Phrase:
A phrase that acts as an adjective to a noun or a pronoun is called an adjective phrase. An adjective phrase has an adjective as the main word. We can use a modifying adverb before an. adjective too.
Examples:
The muddy shoes were kept outside. (adjective = muddy)
The shoes, covered in mud, were kept outside. (adjective phrase = covered in mud: it describes the shoes)
Adjectives can be rewritten as adjective phrases, as shown below:
Examples:
Shiv is an experienced actor. (adjective: experienced)
Shiv is an actor with experience. (adjective phrase: with experience)
Mallika is a famous journalist. (adjective: famous)
Mallika is a journalist of fame. (adjective phrase: of fame)
Position Of Adjective Phrases
Adjective phrases should be placed immediately after the nouns they describe; to avoid confusion in meaning.
We bought a table from the carpenter with three legs. ✗ (Who has three legs, the table or the carpenter?)
We bought a table with three legs from the carpenter. ✓
Adjective Clause:
A dependent clause that functions as an adjective in a sentence is called an adjective clause. An adjective clause works like an adjective in a sentence. The function of an adjective is to modify (describe) a noun or a pronoun. Similarly, a noun clause modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Examples:
She is wearing a dress which looks pretty.

The clause ‘which looks Pretty’ in above sentence is an adjective clause because it modifies the noun ‘dress’ in the sentence.
An adjective clause always precedes the noun it modifies.
Examples:
I met a gentleman who had helped me.
A mango that tastes sweet is liked by me.
The story book which I bought last week is very interesting.
The flat where she lives consists of four rooms.
The person who was running was a robber.
Note: Adjective clause begins with a relative pronoun (that, who, whom, whose, which, or whose) and is also a relative clause.