Question

Change the following sentence using a suitable adjective phrase
The idea of animals is not preferred.
A) The idea of animals in a small cage is not preferred.
B) The idea of in small cage animals is not preferred.
C) In a small cage the idea of animals is not preferred.
D) None of the above.

Answer 1

Hint: Generally, an adjective phrase is placed after the noun present in the sentence. In the question, we have to find the sentence with the adjective phrase correctly placed in the option.

Complete answer:
Adjective phrases are identified by looking for a word which is placed before a noun generally, describes the noun.
Some adjective phrases of some words are
I) Valuable- priceless
II) Dazzling- beautiful

Let us analyze the give options
Option A- is the correct answer because here , the adjective phrase , that is , in a cage is placed immediately after the noun, Animals is the noun present.
Option B- is an incorrect answer because the structure of the sentence is totally incorrect. Here, the noun comes after the adjective phrase making the whole sentence grammatically wrong and inappropriate.
Option C- is an incorrect answer because the adjective phrase comes before the noun in the sentence. Moreover, the sentence format is wrong as it tends to the idea of being in a cage is of animals which cannot be true in any way and is inappropriate.
Option D- is an incorrect answer because it is grammatically wrong as option A is already proved to be correct.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Some examples to explain the terms better-.
i) She had the most shining hair I have ever seen.
Here, she is the noun defining the girl and most shining hair is the adjective phrase defining the girl’s hair.
ii) Rohit's idea of being a doctor was fulfilled
Here, Rohit is the noun while being a doctor is the adjective phrase.