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Adjectives and Adjectival Phrases

Mike McGarry
Lesson by Mike McGarry
Magoosh Expert
Summary
Understanding the role and forms of adjectives is crucial for mastering sentence structure and grammar, especially in the context of GMAT sentence correction.
  • Adjectives describe nouns, answering 'which noun' or 'what kind of noun'.
  • Predicate adjectives follow a form of the verb 'to be', while others may follow verb plus object for certain verbs.
  • The role of an adjective can also be played by a group of words, known as an adjectival phrase or clause.
  • It's essential to recognize the function of adjectival phrases or clauses, as they modify nouns similarly to single-word adjectives.
  • Understanding the distinction between phrases (without a verb) and clauses (with a verb) is fundamental for analyzing sentence components.
Chapters
00:03
Introduction to Adjectives
00:23
Predicate Adjectives and Verb Complements
01:20
Adjectival Phrases and Clauses

For more on what a clause is, see this video.

For more on what a phrase is, see this video.