Adjective Phrases Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.9-10.1

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Adjective phrases are a series of words that work toward portraying a noun or pronoun. The placement of the phrase varies in just about every sentence we see. A phrasal form of an adjective does a bit more it can go the extra mile to make the subject much more vivid and understandable for a reader. A phrase form of an adjective can really intensify the impact it has within any sentence. These worksheets will help student learn the use adjective phrases and their influence of the placement within a sentence.

Adjective Phrases Worksheets To Print:

Word Modifier – Underline the adjective clauses in the sentences.

Adding Phrases as Adjectives – In addition to finding the phrase, we are looking for the noun it modifies.

Using Phrases as Adjectives – The sentences in here were dreamed up by an eight-year old.

Phrases as Adjectives – Pop in the phrase that completes it.

Related Words – Time to make phrases ourselves.

Create Your Own – Change the following adjectives to phrases and add descriptive nouns.

Underlines – You'll hear this phrase around my house all the time "Please put away the clothes on the floor."

Here's An Example For You – They usually can handle the underlines, it's the blocks that worry me.

The Replacements – Add a noun to each adjective below and change the adjective to an adjective phrase.

A Change Up For You – Rewrite each sentence below, changing the adjective to an adjective phrase.

What is That Supposed To Mean? – Find the adjective phrase. Write the word it modifies on the short line and the phrase on the longer line.

Can You Make It Better? – Underline the adjective phrase in each sentence.

Clausing – Underline the adjective clauses in each sentence below. On the line, the word each clause modifies.

Worker Bees – "Resourcefulness" is a real word! Who would have known?

Move It Around – Rewrite each adjective as an adjective phrase.

What are Adjective Phrases?


Almost every student is aware of the term "adjective" but only a few know the function of an Adjective phrase. An adjective phrase is a set of words that explain the pronoun or noun used in the sentence. They come with the noun or pronoun in the sentence and are placed either before or after it. The function of an adjective phrase is to modify a noun or a pronoun in any sentence. Like adverbial phrases, an adjective phrase is also made up of at least two words, an adjective that functions as the head of the phrase and an adverb. The adjective in the adjectival phrase can come along with any modifier, determiner, etc.


Examples of such phrases include the following:


"She is really beautiful."
In the above example the adjective phrase "really beautiful" is explaining the pronoun "she".

"Sara is from London."
In this example, the adjective phrase "from London" is explaining the noun "Sara".


Functions of Adjectival Phrases


The adjectives used in the above examples modified the noun and pronoun but a few adjective phrases explain the predictive part of the sentence.

e.g. Additional bracelets came with the watch

Some adjectival phrases occur in a sentence to modify the object.

e.g. she wanted to dye her dress rosy red.


Attributive and Predicative Position


The adjective phrase can take two positions in the sentence. It can come after a verb and take a predicative position or it can come before a noun and take an attributive position.

e.g. she was wearing a jet black dress. (Attributive position)
The sweet dish tasted extremely pathetic. (Predicative position)


How to Identify an Adjective Phrase?


One way to easily recognize an adjective phrase is to view the initial word of the phrase. If the initial word is a preposition or an adverb, then there is a fifty percent chance that the written phrase is the adjective phrase.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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