Adjective Phrases
The paintings by Logan and Scott have the best chance for a prize.
The paintings by Logan and Scott have the best chance for a prize. (prepositional phrase)
Logan, who is a senior this year, is excited for senior night.
who is a senior this year
Canada is the (most largest, largest) country in North America.
largest
All great art is the expression of man's delight in God's work, not his own.
subject
The Goodyear blimp flew overhead during the championship football game.
Goodyear, championship, football
The best way to do a task is not always the easiest way to do it.
The best way to do a task is not always the easiest way to do it. (infinitive phrase)
I am a companion of all them that fear Thee.
that fear Thee
Mr. Stephens has better qualifications than (anyone, anyone else) in his department.
anyone else
Was is Adoniram Judson who became the first American foreign missionary?
verb
Lincoln's death at the hands of an angry fanatic shocked the entire nation.
Lincoln's, angry, entire
Reaching sleepily for the telephone, Dad wondered who was calling at such a late hour.
Reaching sleepily for the telephone, Dad wondered who was calling at such a late hour. (participle phrase)
Melvil Dewey, whose decimal classification we often use for nonfiction books, also founded the first school to train librarians.
whose decimal classification we often use for nonfiction books
A lobster uses the (largest, larger) of its two claws to crush its prey.
larger
Igor Sikorsky designed and flew the first four-engine airplane.
direct object
The volcano emitted huge, dark clouds of smoke as fiery streams of glowing lava flowed down its sides.
huge, dark, fiery, glowing, its
The view toward the east encompasses a garden of roses and an orchard of peach trees.
The view toward the east encompasses a garden of roses and an orchard of peach trees. (prepositional phrases)
The film we will see tomorrow is based on a biography of Martin Luther.
we will see tomorrow
February has (fewer, less) days than (any, any other) month of the year.
fewer, any other
Mr. Scrooge, in Dickens's Christmas Carol is miserly, bitter, and lonely.
predicate adjective
Some art historians believe that the Italian painter Giotto could draw a perfect circle without using any mechanical devices.
Some, art, Italian, perfect, any, mechanical
A radical is a man with both feet planted firmly in the air.
A radical is a man (with both feet) planted firmly in the air. (prepositional phrase) (participle phrase)
Machiavelli is the man we studied about today.
we studied about today
name the three degrees of adjective comparison
positive, comparative, and superlative
Trying to stem a Persian invasion, the Greek navy handed the Persian navy a surprising defeat at the Battle of Salamis.
indirect object
The first guest to arrive was my next-door neighbor.
first, to arrive, my, next-door