Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The police are looking for a man with dark hair.
A man_______ is being sought by the police.

A. dark hair
B. dark-haired
C. to have dark hair
D. having dark hair

Answer 1

Hint: An adjective is a term in linguistics that modifies a noun or noun phrase or defines its relation. Its semantic purpose is to modify knowledge provided by the noun. Adjectives are one of the key parts of English language speech, although they have traditionally been categorised along with nouns.

Complete answer:
Option A: dark hair is a noun phrase and is incorrect to fill the given blank as a noun(man) already exists in the sentence.

Option B: dark haired is the correct adjective form.

Option C: to have dark hair is a verb phrase and should not be inserted before the noun(man).

Option D: having dark hair is an adjective phrase but it cannot be used before the noun.

Addition Information:
Adjectives have three degrees that compare one thing to another. The three degrees of adjectives are positive, comparative and superlative. The comparative and superlative degrees are used to compare between two or more subjects or objects

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’

Note: An adjective phrase is a word whose head is an adjective, such as being fond of beef, quite happy, very angry, etc. An adjective phrase is a group of words headed by an adjective that describes a noun. The adjective may initiate the sentence, conclude the sentence, or appear in a medial position.