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Adjective Adjective phrase
a one-eyed monkey a monkey with one eye

a mountain trail a trail on the mountain
a blonde-haired girl a girl with blonde hair

a heavy suitcase a suitcase with a lot of weight
the Indian army the army belonging to India

Test Yourself

II. In the sentences given below, underline the adjective phrases.

1. Have you ever seen a horse with white legs?
2. He was wearing a jacket made of wool.

3. I met a man with a long beard.

4. A cow with spots is grazing in the field.
5. He is an orphan without a home.

6. She was a girl of intelligence.

7. The orange is a fruit with a lot of juice.
8. My brother is very intelligent.

Adverb Phrase

An adverb phrase is a group of words in which the main word is an adverb which forms
part of a sentence. An adverb phrase acts as an adverb. It tells us more about a verb.

l Arjun ran fast. l Arjun ran with great speed.

In the first sentence, fast is an adverb. In the second sentence, the adverb fast is replaced by a
group of words with great speed without changing the meaning of the sentence. Thus, it is an
adverb phrase.

Here are some examples of adverbs and adverb phrases.

Adverb Adverb phrase

rudely in a rude manner
carelessly without any care
hopefully with a lot of hope

stealthily with caution/in a stealthy manner
tenderly in a tender manner

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