This document defines and provides examples of adjective phrases. It states that an adjective phrase is a phrase that describes a noun, like "a coat made of thick fur" where "made of thick fur" is the adjective phrase. It discusses how adjective phrases can begin with present participles, like "animals eating grass" where "eating grass" is the adjective phrase. It also explains how to distinguish between participial phrases acting as adjectives versus verbs using helping verbs.

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WILL BE PRESENT :
WHAT IS ADJECTIVE
WHAT IS PHRASE
WHAT IS ADJECTIVE PHRASE
ADJECTIVE PHRASE BEGINNING
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
ADJECTIVE WITH HELPING VERB

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An Adjective is a word which
describes a noun
A phrase is a group of words that
does not make sense by itself . It
does not have a subject and a
predicate and depend on other
words to form a meaningful
sentence

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Example :
Dina is reading an English book
adjective noun
Dina is reading a book on English
noun adjective.phrase

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Adjective phrases = when a phrase
describes the noun in the sentence, it is
called an adjective phrase. An adjective
phrase is a phrase which does the work
of an adjective in a sentence
Example :
a polar bear has a coat made of thick fur
Kind of question that point of adjective is
: “what kind of a coat?”

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Adjective phrasesbeginningwithpresent participles
Example :
Animals eating only grass and plants are
called herbivores.
Kind of question that point of adjective is
:
“what kind of animals?”
The ing form of a verb is called the
present participle

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It may sometimes act as an adjectives and
can be used along with other words to
form phrases.
Use of –ing form phrases=
when the –ing form of a verb is used
in a given sentence, it is important to
find out whether it is being used as an
adjective or as a main verb with the
aid of a helping verb.

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Example :
animals eating only grass and plants
Noun adjective phrase
called herbivores.
A phrase or a grow of word, which contains a present
or past participle, and acts as an adjective is called an
adjective or participial phrase.

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Helping verbs
Animal eating only grass and plants are called
herbivores.
Ex : the animals are eating grass and plants
helping verb present participle
When a present participle is helped by another verb like
this, it is not an adjective phrase
Remember that the –ing form of a verb cannot act as a
verb without the help of another verb

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1. what is adjective phrase?
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A. Describe noun
B. Describe verb
C. Describe adverb

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1. Could adjective phrase start with
present participle?
GOOD
FALSE
C. Maybe, I don’t know
B. No, it could not
A. Yes, it could