Adjectival and Adverbial Phrases and Relative Clauses

Identify the adjective phrase in this sentence:

The store on the corner was damaged during a severe hailstorm.

• store on the corner

• on the corner

• during a severe hailstorm

• was damaged

Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence:

Stella enjoys reading articles about early space exploration.

• Stella enjoys reading articles

• about early

• about early space exploration

• enjoys reading articles

What type of phrase is underlined in the sentence below?

Sonya is good at soccer.

• adverb

• adjective

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

Throughout the spring, Ava spent much time picking flowers.

• Ava; adjective

• spent; adverb

• fishing; adverb

• flowers; adjective

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

The angry lion quietly walked behind the tall, yellow grass.

• walked; adverb

• quietly; adverb

• lion; adjective

• grass; adjective

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

Chase watched an interesting video on the tank battles of World War II.

• Chase; adjective

• video; adjective

• watched; adverb

• interesting; adverb

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

Chase watched an interesting video on the tank battles of World War II.

• video; adjective

• battles; adjective

• battles; adverb

• watched; adverb

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

The boy with a broken leg had been injured during a soccer game.

• boy; adjective

• boy; adverb

• injured; adverb

• had been injured; adverb

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

The boy with a broken leg had been injured during a soccer game.

• boy; adjective

• injured; adverb

• leg; adverb

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

With great skill, the doctor removed several tiny shards of glass.

• doctor; adjective

• removed; adverb

• glass; adjective

• doctor removed; adverb