Question

locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. erika has an evening dress of blue velvet.

Answer 1

Answer:

The adjective phrase: Of blue velvet

The noun it modifies: Evening dress

Explanation:

Phrases are groups of related words lacking a subject and a verb; when they modify, describe or add further information to nouns or pronouns, they act as adjectives. In the sentence provided, the adjective phrase is "of blue velvet" because it lacks both a subject and a verb and it describes the noun "evening dress."

Answer 2

Of blue velvet -- adj. phrase
dress -- the noun that is modified by the adj phrase