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Adjective Phrase

This document discusses the difference between adjective clauses and adjective phrases. It explains that an adjective clause contains a subject and verb, while an adjective phrase does not. The document provides examples of changing adjective clauses into adjective phrases by omitting the subject pronoun and changing the verb to a participle form. Exercises are included to practice transforming clauses into phrases.

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Adjective Phrase

This document discusses the difference between adjective clauses and adjective phrases. It explains that an adjective clause contains a subject and verb, while an adjective phrase does not. The document provides examples of changing adjective clauses into adjective phrases by omitting the subject pronoun and changing the verb to a participle form. Exercises are included to practice transforming clauses into phrases.

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ADJECTIVE PHRASES

REDUCTION OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSES TO ADJECTIVE PHRASES

• CLAUSE is a group of related words that contain A SUBJECT


AND A VERB.

• PHRASE is a group of related words that does not contain a


subject and a verb.
CHANGING AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE TO AN ADJECTIVE PHRASE:

The subject pronoun is omitted and the be form of the verb is omitted.

The girl is Andy. She is sitting next to me.

• CLAUSE = The girl who is sitting next to me is Andy.


• PHRASE = The girl - - sitting next to me is Andy.
 
The ideas are interesting. They are presented in that book.

• CLAUSE =
The ideas which are presented in that book are interesting.

• PHRASE =
The ideas - - presented in that book
are interesting.
The books are mine. They are on that shelf.

• CLAUSE =
The books that are on that shelf are mine.

• PHRASE =
The books - - on that shelf are mine.
If there is no be form of a verb in the adjective clause, it is
sometimes possible to omit the subject pronoun and change
the verb to its –ing form.

English has an alphabet. It consists of 26 letters.

• CLAUSE = English has an alphabet that consists of


26 letters.
• PHRASE = English has an alphabet - consisting of
26 letters.
Anyone is welcome. She wants to come with us.

• CLAUSE = Anyone who wants to come with us is


welcome.

• PHRASE = Anyone - wanting to come with us is


welcome.
EXERCISE 8.
Change the following sentences into adjective clauses and adjective
phrases.
1. Do you know the woman? She is coming toward us.
2. The people are getting wet. They are waiting for the bus in the rain.
3. I come from a city. It is located in the southern part of the country.
4. The children receive a good education. They attend that school.
5. The scientists are making progress. They are researching the causes
of cancer.
6. The fence is made of wood. It surrounds our house.
7. They live in a house. It was built in 1890.
8. We have an apartment. It overlooks the park.
9. Dr. Stanton will give a speech at the commencement ceremonies. He is the
president of the university.
10. Did you get the message? It concerned the special meeting.
11. Be sure to follow the instructions. They are given at the top of the page.
12. The rules need to be reconsidered. They allow public access to wilderness
areas.
13. The photographs were extraordinary. They were published in the newspaper.
14. The experiment was succesful. It was conducted at the University of Chicago.
15. Kuala Lumpur is a major trade center in Southest Asia. It is the capital city of
Malaysia.

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