Usage of complement in the sentence

He is a good type of the modern athlete.
To me - a good type of the modern athlete - appears as an adjective phrase. Am I correct? You are partly correct; only the underlined part is the adjective phrase. "athlete" is the noun.

kprichardsTo me, "a good type of the modern athlete" appears as an adjective phrase. Am I correct?

No, it’s nominal.

Thanks for your reply.

But I am not convinced with the exclusion of athlete from the adjectival phrase. I saw another sentence like this in my grammar text book:
The old gentleman is of a gentle disposition.
Though the word disposition is a noun, it is included as a part of the adjectival phrase. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks,
Richards.

kprichardsBut I am not convinced with the exclusion of athlete from the adjectival phrase.

I would forget adjectival phrase. The complement a good type of modern athlete is nominal.

kprichardsThe old gentleman is of a gentle disposition.

You could call that adjectival.

Thanks,
Richards.

kprichardsBut I am not convinced with the exclusion of athlete from the adjectival phrase. I saw another sentence like this in my grammar text book:
The old gentleman is of a gentle disposition.
Though the word disposition is a noun, it is included as a part of the adjectival phrase. Please correct me if I am wrong.

There is no reason a noun can't be p