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♦   A prepositional phrase can function as
                    an adjective phrase. For example,                   Remember

                    y   Please get a loaf from the shop                 As an adjective, the prepositional
                       across the street.                               phrase will answer the question

                    y   The vegetables on Deep’s plate                  ‘Which one?’
                       lay untouched.

                 ♦   A prepositional phrase can function as
                    an adverb phrase. For example,                      Remember

                    y   After breakfast, we put the dirty               As an adverb, a prepositional
                       dishes in the sink.                              phrase will answer questions

                    y   Amber finally found the                         with ‘How?’, ‘When?’
                       umbrella wedged under the                        or ‘Where?’
                       passenger’s seat.

             3.  Adjective Phrases

                 A phrase that modifies a noun or a pronoun is called an adjective phrase.
                 For example,

                 y   The boy was wearing a dark brown suit.
                 y   My mother gave me a ring made of gold.
                 y   We were playing with the overly enthusiastic kitten.
                 Form
                 An adjective phrase

                 ♦   consists of an adjective with modifiers such as adverbs, possessives or
                    demonstratives. For example,

                    y   It was a very difficult climb.
                    y   The food tasted awfully strange.
                 ♦   can also be a prepositional phrase that functions as an adjective phrase.
                    For example,

                    y   The lady in the pink saree is my English teacher.
                    y   Rain is frequent in Kerala.
                 Function
                 ♦   An adjective phrase can be used before a noun in the attributive position.

                    For example,
                    y   The cute little puppy entertained us with its antics.
                 ♦   An adjective phrase can also come in the predicative position. For example,

                    y   The cake looks very tempting.







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