1-Adj & Adv Phrases

The Phrase and the Clause Adjective & Adverb Phrases

Adjective Phrases • Adjective Phrases– a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun Ex: • Adjective: • Icy chunks fell from the skyscraper.

• Adjective Phrase:

• Chunks of ice fell from the skyscraper.

Adjective Phrases • Answers the questions: • What kind? Which one? • How many? How much? Ex:

• Mr. Arnaud ordered a dinner of boiled crawfish. • The adjective phrase modifies the noun dinner. The phrase answers What kind?

• The one with big pockets costs a little more.

• The adjective phrase modifies the pronoun one. The phrase answers the question Which one?

• There was enough room for only three people. • The adjective phrase modifies the noun room. The phrase answers the question How much?

Adjective Phrases • Note: more than one adjective phrase may modify the same noun or pronoun Ex:

• The painting of sunflowers by van Gogh is famous.

• The two adjective phrases, of sunflowers and by van Gogh, both answer the question Which painting?

• A number of the paintings by that artist are landscapes.

• The adjective phrase of the paintings answers the question What kind of number? The adjective phrase by that artist answers that question Which paintings?

Practice … Identify the adjective phrase and the noun it modifies • The book about birds of North America has won many awards for photography. • About birds –book • Of North America –birds • For photography -awards • The key to successful flight is the structure of the feather. • To successful flight –key • of the feather -structure • The area inside the quill of a feather is hollow. • Inside the quill –area • Of a feather –quill • Have you ever seen any of the birds that have these kinds of feathers? • Of the birds –any • Of feathers -kinds

Adverb Phrases • Adverb Phrases– a prepositional phrase that is used to modify a verb, an adjective, or an adverb Ex: • Adverb: • We walk there every Saturday.

• Adverb Phrase:

• We walk along the lake every Saturday.

Adverb Phrases • Answers the questions: • When? Where? Why? • How? How often? How long? Ex:

• The statue stands next to a large oak tree. • The adverb phrase modifies the verb stands and answers the question Where?

• Ready by dawn, the travelers set out early to reach the capital.

• The adverb phrase modifies the adjective Ready and answers the question When?

• Are these jeans long enough for you.

• The adverb phrase modifies the adverb enough and answers the question How?

Adverb Phrases • Note:

• Adverb phrases may appear anywhere in a sentence. • They may come before or after the words they modify. • Other words may come between an adverb phrase and the word or words it modifies

Ex:

• After swimming lessons, Aunt Helen drove us home.

• Dad has been afraid of snakes since he was a boy. • We rode our bikes over the bridge.

Adverb Phrases • Note: • As with adjective phrases, more than one adverb phrase can modify the same word.

Ex: • Cesar Chavez worked with the United Farm Workers for many years.

• Yesterday we went to an exhibit of rare coins.

Practice … Identify the adverb phrase and the verb, adjective, or adverb it modifies • • • • •

My hamster disappeared for three days.

• • • • •

In the cellar -discovered

For three days -disappeared

The cat is afraid of thunderstorms.

Of thunderstorms -afraid

Mom discovered several field mice in the cellar. Jimmy Smits will speak at our school.

At our school -will speak

In the evenings, they played word games.

In the evenings -played

Practice … Identify the Prepositional phrase. Tell whether it is an Adj. or Adv. Phrase • In China, farmers are considered the backbone of the country. • Adv. Phrase - In China • Adj. Phrase - Of the country • With over one billion people to feed, China asks much from its farmers. • Adj. Phrase – With over one billion people to

feed • Adv. Phrase – from its farmers

• As you can see, water from high terraces can flow to lower terraces. • Adj. Phrase – from high terraces • Adv. Phrase – to lower terraces