Please provide the sentences you are referring to so I can identify the one with the underlined adjective clause.
The book on the table is mine. The underlined phrase "on the table" is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adjective because it describes the noun "book."
The underlined adverb clause modifies an infinitive in the sentence: "She arrived early to win the race." In this sentence, "to win the race" is the infinitive phrase, and the adverb clause "early" modifies the purpose or reason for her arrival.
The underlined words in a sentence can be a noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, or any other type of phrase that functions as a unit within a sentence.
The underlined phrase "to tolerate opposing views" is an infinitive phrase. It functions as the complement of the verb "means" in the sentence.
An adverbial phrase. A word, phrase, or clause of a sentence has the aspect of an adverb if it modifies a verb. By the same token, a word, phrase, or clause of a sentence that modifies a noun would be an adjective, adjectivial phrase or adjectivial clause.
This is a sentence (or clause), not a phrase. The adjective is dumb, and the adverb is very, modifying dumb. So "very dumb" is the adjective phrase.
The easiest way to identify and differentiate between an adjective phrase and adverbial phrase is: Whenever<u>,</u> A preposition is with a noun or pronoun or has relation to such that it modifies the noun and pronoun It is an **adjective phrase.** For example: He stood between his mother and his father. Here the underlined word is an adjective phrase as it has a relation to the subject (He) and modifying him All the other prepositional phrases are adverbial phrase As they modify the verb, an adverb or an adjective. For example: Draw a line under each word you don't know. Here underlined word is adverbial phrase (as there is no relation between the underlined word and the subject)
The underlined phrase "to tolerate opposing views" is an infinitive phrase. It functions as the complement of the verb "means" in the sentence.
For something to be a clause, it must contain a subject and a verb. An appositive phrase does contain a verb. It's a phrase, associated with a noun, which provides more information about that noun (note that in this sentence, "associated with a noun" is an appositive phrase).Another example of a sentence with an appositive phrase is this:"Johnny, my neighbor, planted a tree."A similar sentence with an adjective clause is this:"Johnny, who lives next door to me, planted a tree."
An adverbial phrase. A word, phrase, or clause of a sentence has the aspect of an adverb if it modifies a verb. By the same token, a word, phrase, or clause of a sentence that modifies a noun would be an adjective, adjectivial phrase or adjectivial clause.
Any word, phrase or clause that answers the question When is acting as an adverb.
The opposite of a sentence phrase or subordinate can be a main clause or an independent clause. These are complete thoughts or ideas that can stand alone as a sentence.
Any of an adverb, an adverb phrase or an adverb clause can describe a verb.Adverb: She swam smoothly.Adverb phrase: She swam through the water.Adverb clause: She swam when she saw the turtle.
An adjective phrase can begin with an adjective, adverb, preposition, participle, or infinitive. It is any phrase that acts as an adjective.An adjective clause begins with a relative pronoun, such as who, which, or that.
A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb, and it functions as a single part of speech within a sentence. It can act as a noun, adjective, adverb, or preposition within a sentence.
"Lost in thought" is a phrase or a group of words that acts as an adjective to describe someone who is absorbed in their thoughts. It is not a clause because it does not have a subject and a verb to form a complete sentence.
Is he fell over a phrase a main clause or a subordinate clause