adjective phrase

English

Alternative forms

adjectival phrase

Noun

adjective phrase (plural adjective phrases)

(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.

Translations

Phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun

Finnish: adjektiivilauseke
French: locution adjectivale (fr) f
German: Adjektivphrase (de) f, adjektivisches Satzglied (de) n

Khmer: កន្សោមគុណនាម (kɑnsaom kun niem)
Northern Sami: adjektiivagihppu
Portuguese: locução adjetiva f

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