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adjective_phrase

adjective phrase

English

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Noun

adjective phrase (plural adjective phrases)

  1. (grammar) A phrase that collectively modifies or describes a noun or pronoun and which can usually be used both attributively and predicatively, can be graded, and be modified by an adverb.
Examples
  • That house down the block is a hideous shade of red.
  • The road tarred on Thursday is the one we need to take.

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