adjective phrase

collocation in English

meaningsofadjectiveandphrase

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adjective
noun[C]
uk
/ˈædʒ.ek.tɪv/us
/ˈædʒ.ek.tɪv/
a word that describes a noun ...
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phrase
noun[C]
uk
/freɪz/us
/freɪz/
language
a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, ...
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(Definition ofadjectiveandphrasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadjective phrase

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But the fact that anadjectivephrasecan also readily be introduced by a member of the lexical category adverb is not mentioned.
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This can be shown structurally by the fact that such does not substitute for the whole noun phrase 'conscientious students', but solely for theadjectivephrase'conscientious'.
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The predicative complement could be an adjective oradjectivephrase, a noun or noun phrase, a preposition phrase or even a verb phrase (headed by a participle).
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The distinguishing characteristic of an attributiveadjectivephraseis that it appears inside the noun phrase that it modifies.
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The same is true of "very long"; it is anadjectivephrasein line with its part "long", which is an adjective.
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Anadjectivephrasemay include both modifiers before the adjective and a complement after it, as in "very difficult to put away".
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Similarly, the term "adjectival phrase" is commonly used for any phrase in attributive position, whether it is technically anadjectivephrase, noun phrase, or prepositional phrase.
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One such case of subjectorientation in functions other than adverbial can be found in structures of premodification in adjective phrases.
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To call identifying such a 'proadjective' suggests that it can only be associated with adjective phrases.
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Only adjective phrases headed by intensified adjectives can occur outside the noun phrase, and such, being inherently intensifying, enables its phrase to occur outside noun phrases without requiring further modification.
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This processing difficulty would also be avoided if all adjective phrases followed the noun, and the functional explanation fails to explain why this option is not followed.
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Adjective phrases containing complements after the adjective can not normally be used as attributive adjectives "before" a noun.
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Similarly, adjective phrases and adverb phrases function as if they were adjectives or adverbs, but with other types of phrases the terminology has different implications.
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Concepts represent sets of closely related natural language phrases, which could be noun phrases, verb phrases, adjective phrases, or clauses.
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