Question

Read the excerpt from pride and prejudice by Jane Austen. Which type of phrase is the underlined portion of the sentence?

Answer 1

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Read the excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared me the concern which I might have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more gentleman-like manner.

Which type of phrase is the underlined portion of the sentence?

A.  adverbial phrase

B.  verb phrase

C.  absolute phrase

D.  adjectival phrase

Answer:

D.  adjectival phrase

Explanation:

Adjective phrases are phrases that assume the same function as an adjective, promoting a characteristic and describing something or someone. According to the sentence underlined in the question above, we can see that this sentence aims to convey a characteristic that Mr. Darcy lacks. The phrase refers to the lack of delicacy, which represents that Mr. Darcy behaved in a rude and rude manner. This phrase, therefore, refers to a characteristic of Darcy and is therefore an adjective phrase.