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II.2.Analysis of adjective phrases
Most people know what an adjective is, but when it comes to describing an adjective phrase, they get confused. Some are mistaken and think that this type of phrase is a group of words that has an adjective in it. Although this may be true, this is not an effective phrase. This type of phrase is actually a group of words that serves to describe a noun or pronoun in a sentence, thus functioning as an adjective. You do not have to be and English teacher or grammar buff to understand what an adjective phrase is or how it works: in fact, we use these phrases all of the time in writing and in spoken English without thinking about them.¹¹
Many people wonder how to pick out adjective phrases within sentences. The trick to identifying one in a sentence is to look at the first word of the group of words. If the first word is an adverb or preposition, there is a good chance that the phrase is an adjective phrase. Ask yourself, what is this phrase modifying? Is it describing the noun? If the group of words does in fact modify the noun or subject of the clause or sentence, then the phrase is in fact an adjective phrase.
An adjective phrase is formed out of either an intensifier and an adjective, or alternatively, more than one adjective in a row. In the first case, an example might be “very beautiful” in the sentence, “The very beautiful woman walked down the street.”
Examples of adjective phrases¹²
I : Adjective+ of
It was nice of you……..
1)Nice/kind/good/generous/polite/stupid/silly OF somebody(to do)
Example: Thank you. It was very kind of you help me.
It is stupid of me to go out without a coat in such cold weather.
But. Nice /kind/good/generous/polite/rude/friendly/cruel. To somebody
Example: They have always been very nice to me. (not with me)
Why were you so unfriendly to Lucy?
II: Adjective+ with and about.
1)angry/annoyed/furious: ABOUT something
WITH somebody FOR doing something
Example: It is stupid to get angry about things that do not matter.
Are you annoyed with me for being late?
2)exited/worried/upset/nervous/happy ABOUT a situation.
Example: are you exited about going away next week?
Lisa is upset about you not being invited to the pretty.
3)Delighted/pleased/satisfied/happy/disappointed WITH something resieve or the result of something.
Example: I was delighted with the present you gave me.
Were you happy with your exam results.
III: Adjective+ at, by, with
1)Surpried/shocked/amazed/astonished AT,BY something
Example: Everybody was surprised AT(or BY)something
I hope you were not shocked BY(or AT)what I said.
2)Impressed WITH/BY somebody/something
Example: I am impressed with(or by)her English
3)Fed up/bored WITH something
Example: I don’t enjoy my any more. I am fed up with me.
IV: Sorry ABOUT/FOR
1)sorry ABOUT a situation or something that happened
Example: I am sorry about the mess. I will clear it up later.
We were all sorry about Julie losing her job.
2)sorry FOR/About something you did
Example: Alex is very sorry for what he said.(or sorry about what he said)
We were also for shouting at you yesterday.(or sorry about shouting).
3)Fell/be sorry FOR somebody who is in a bad situation.
Example: I feel sorry for Matt. He has had a lot of bad luck.