Question

Read the sentence. The black dog with the red collar is very gentle with children. Which best identifies the adjective phrase in the sentence?   help

Answer 1

Hello,

An adjective phrase is a phrase whose head word is an adjective.

The above sentence reads: 

The black dog with the red collar is very gentle with children. 

* The black dog * is the noun
* very( adverb) gentle* - adjective 
*with (preposition* children (noun) * 

 The adjective phrase in the sentence is: very gentle with children.


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