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Here are some examples of adjectives and adjective phrases.

Adjective Adjective phrase

a silver dish a dish made of silver

a brown dog a dog with brown colour
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

Practice Time 2

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.

Let’s Learn 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.
For example:

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

Here are some examples of adverbs and adverb phrases.

Adverb phrase
rudely Adverb in a rude manner

carelessly without any care
hopefully with a lot of hope

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