Adverbial or Adjectival

Adjective and Adverb Phrases

​Today's Learning Objective:

We will learn to identify and use Adjective and adverb phrases.

Multiple Choice

What is the function of an adjective?

• Adjectives modify verbs

• Adjectives modify nouns

• Adjectives modify articles

Adjective Phrases

• A group of words that modify a noun or a pronoun

• Prepositional phrase that functions as an adjective

Examples of Adjective Phrases

• The boy in the car was crying.

• I hate to do work on the weekend.

• The movie about the Avengers is so good.

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Type the adjective phrase from the sentence. A Christmas Carol is the story of a man's repentance.

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Type the adjective phrase from the sentence. His clerk, Bob Cratchit, lived a life in poverty.

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Type the adjective phrase from the sentence. The timeless classic has left many impressions on readers over the years.

Adverb Phrases

Multiple Select

Select all that apply: What words to adverbs modify?

• nouns

• conjunctions

• verbs

• adjectives

Adverb Phrases

• A group of words that modifies verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.

• A prepositional phrase that functions as an adverb

Examples of adverb phrases

• We went snowboarding in January.

• You run quickly in those high heels.

• The plant gets a lot of sun in the window.

Fill in the Blanks

Type the adverb clause from the following sentence: People were ready for a change.

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Type the adverb clause from the following sentence: Vitamins are provided in many foods.

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Type the adverb clause from the following sentence: At breakfast time we cook a lot of food.

For the next 5 questions, decide if the underlined phrase is an adjective or adverb phrase.

Multiple Choice

Her costume, a knee-length, flared skirt, made an impression on observers.

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

Multiple Choice

This skirt might have been considered improper on an adult.

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

Multiple Choice

The ice-skating rink in their hometown closed a few years ago.

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

Multiple Choice

Sonja introduced the elements of dance and showmanship to skating.

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

Multiple Choice

Last winter we went to the ice-skating rink many times.

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase