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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Adjective Phrase

In this sentence: "The wide-eyed girl, Cathy, was staring at me." What is the adjective phrase? My answer is: "The wide-eyed girl" but what exactly is the head adjective here? Help! Thank you!
  

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Wide-eyed is a compound adjective. The wide-eyed girl is the subject.

  • Wide-eyed is a compound adjective.
  • The wide-eyed girl is the subject.
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Wide-eyed is a compound adjective. The wide-eyed girl is the subject.
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So it's wrong to say that "The wide-eyed girl" is the adjective phrase?
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AnonymousSo it's wrong to say that "The wide-eyed girl" is the adjective phrase?
Yes.

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