What are some examples of adjective phrases?

Answer 1

Adjectives are describing words. Examples of descriptive phrases include:

• A big brown horse
• A smelly shoe
• A colorful landscape

Answer 2

Adjective phrases can be

-- a group of adjectives

-- adjectives and adverbs

A mixture of combined adjectives, adverbs, nouns:

-- infinitive phrases

-- prepositional phrases

-- participial phrases

but if they include nouns and verbs, they may be *clauses* not phrases.

Examples with phrases in bold:

She was a tall, thin, beautiful woman. (adjectives)

The car was terribly expensive. (adverb and adjective)

The decision to build the highway was an unpopular one. (infinitive)

The cat from next door was sleeping on my porch. (preposition)

A page torn from a notebook was used for the note. (past participle)

The dog crossing the street looked familiar. (present participle)

Answer 3

Tony, who worked at the store, left to become a dancer on Broadway.

The dog that ate my homework is still hungry.

Unruly students are one reason why teachers give up teaching.