Adjective Phrase (definition)

An adjective phrase is a phrase in which the head (or leading member) is an adjective. An example is very big with the adjective big as the head of the phrase.

See Also

• Adjective (definition)
• Head (definition)
• Adjective Phrases

External Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjectival_phrase
• http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/~gibbon/Classes/Classes2007WS/ITL/06b-IntroSyntax.pdf

References

Carnie, Andrew (2006) Syntax: A Generative Introduction 2nd edition. Wiley-Blackwell