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Prévia do material em texto

Other examples: 
They are really enthusiastic. The adjective enthusiastic is modified by the adverb 
really to form the adjectival phrase. It is the 
complement of the verb are. 
 
They are keen on football. The adjective keen combines with the prepositional 
phrase, on football. The head of the phrase is keen, 
and the phrase describes the keenness, so it’s an 
adjectival phrase. 
 
…the unusually tall boy The adjective tall is modified by the adverb unusually 
to form the adjectival phrase. It expands the noun 
phrase the boy. 
 
Sentences can contain tremendously long phrases. - Attributive adjective phrase 
This sentence is not tremendously long. - Predicative adjective phrase 
A player faster than you was on their team. - Attributive adjective phrase 
He is faster than you. - Predicative adjective phrase 
Sam ordered a very spicy but quite small pizza. - Attributive adjective phrases 
The pizza is very spicy but quite small. - Predicative adjective phrases 
People angry with the high prices were protesting. - Attributive adjective phrase 
The people are angry with the high prices. - Predicative adjective phrase