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Adjective phrases: functions Adjectives and adverbs  Adjective phrases with nounsOne of the main functions of adjective phrases is that they go with nouns and change or add to their meaning.Hair: black hair, brown hair, straight blonde hair, long red hair.Adjective phrases before a noun are called attributive phrases.adjective phrasenounShe speaks in avery slowvoice.We never cycle inheavyrain.I’d love a cup ofhotchocolate.Adjective phrases before a noun occur after determiners.determineradjective phrasenounSarah ismyyoungestsister.Where arethereally bigbowls?I knowsomevery goodrestaurants.If the head of the noun phrase is one of the following pronouns, the adjective phrase occurs after the pronoun:anyoneeveryoneno onesomeoneanybodyeverybodynobodysomebodyanythingeverythingnothingsomethinganywhereeverywherenowheresomewherenoun phraseheadadjective phraseThere’snowhereniceto go for a walk here.I havenothinggoodto say about it as a holiday resort.There’ssomethingterribly sadabout saying goodbye, isn’t there?Let’s gosomewheredifferent.If an attributive adjective needs a word or phrase to complete its meaning (a complement), either the whole adjective phrase or just its complement must follow the head noun.CompareAre they a similar colour?adjective (in bold) with no complementShe was wearing a dress similar to the one that she wore when she first met her husband.adjective (in bold) and complement (underlined) both after the noun head (dress)I was living in a similar apartment to this one.adjective (in bold) before the noun head (apartment); complement (underlined) after the noun headWarning: For a number of adjectives, the whole adjective phrase must follow the noun when a complement of the adjective is used. These include closed, eager, full, happy, keen, open, ready, responsible, (un)willing, worth.nounphraseadjective phrase + complementWho isthe personresponsible for security?Fanskeen to get a ticketwaited all night in the queue.We havea boatready to leave in an hour. Adjective phrases with verbs (Brenda is happy)The second main function of an adjective phrase is to be a complement to a verb. It completes the meaning of verbs that describe what the subject is, does or experiences. These verbs include be, seem, become, feel, smell, taste (linking verbs). When adjective phrases complement verbs, this is called their predicative function.subjectlinking verbadjective phraseIfeltsad.This soupsmellsreally wonderful.She thoughtthe roomwasvery strange.That coffeetastestoo strong. Object complementsWe also use adjective phrases to give more information about an object (underlined) so as to complete its meaning (object complement):Sitting in traffic drives me crazy.The fire has made the room much warmer.Money doesn’t always make us happy.See also:  Adjective phraseshttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/adjective-phrases  Verbshttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/verbs  Complementshttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/complements

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