Which Phrase? (Noun, Adjective, Adverb)
a) Those books are very rare (vaery rare)
b) He ran as fast as a hare (as fast as a hare)
Answers
those books are very rare
Answer:
DEFINITION
Adjective Phrase
A group of words that qualifies the noun just as an adjective is called as an adjective phrase.
EXAMPLE
Convert adjective to adjective phrase
Eg. Adjective - A golden crown
Adjective phrase - A crown made of gold.
Eg Adjective - A deserted village
Adjective phrase - A village without any inhabitants.
EXAMPLE
Convert adjective phrase to equivalent adjective
Eg.: From this village in the mountains came a chieftain of great fame.
From this mountainous village came a famous chieftain.
Eg: They came to a path covered with mud.
They came to a muddy path.
EXAMPLE
Adverb phrase
A group of words that does the work of an adverb in a sentence, is called as an adverb phrase.
Eg.: Varun ran with great speed.
EXAMPLE
Replace adverb by adverb phrase
Eg.: He answered rudely.
Adverb - "rudely"
He answered in a very rude manner.
Adverb phrase - "in a very rude manner"
Eg.: The arrow fell here.
Adverb - "here"
The arrow fell on this spot.
Adverb phrase - "on this spot"
EXAMPLE
Replace adverb phrase with equivalent adverb
Eg.: The bodies were managed in a terrible manner.
The bodies were managed terribly.
Eg.: I thank you with all my heart.
I thank you whole heartedly.
DEFINITION
Noun phrase
A group of words that does the work of a noun is called a noun phrase.
Eg.: He hopes to win the first prize.
Standing about in a cold wet wind did me no good.
DEFINITION
Noun phrase
A group of words that does the work of a noun is called a noun phrase.
Eg.: He hopes to win the first prize.
Standing about in a cold wet wind did me no good.
EXAMPLE
Idioms and phrases
Idioms
Example
1. There is a black sheep in every family.
2. The speaker was unmercifully heckled but he manfully stood to