Question

Replace the underlined clause with a phrase similar in meaning:
I met a boy whose hair is ginger. He has a very sweet voice.
A) With ginger hair
B) In the park
C) Gingered hair boy
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: An adjective phrase is a set of words that includes a subject and a verb and serves as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun. Adjective clauses are frequently started with relative pronouns like who, whom, or whose, or a relative adverb like when, where, and so on.

Complete answer:
An adjective phrase is a collection of words that serve the same purpose as an adjective, namely, to modify a noun. The relative pronoun is deleted from an adjective clause when it is reduced to a phrase since it serves as the subject, and the verb is converted to a present participle or left out. The verb is transformed to past participle (verb + ed - usually) when the statement is in passive voice.

Let us look at the given options:
A) With ginger hair: This is the correct option. Option A is right since it is a prepositional phrase with an adjective function. The relative pronoun 'whose' is dropped, as is the verb form of 'to be,' "is."
(There are two types of prepositional phrases: adjective phrases and adverb phrases.) The former is used to modify a noun, while the latter is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb.)
B) In the park: This option is incorrect because the words make an adverb phrase of place. It also has a different connotation than the highlighted clause.
C) Gingered hair boy: This option is incorrect because the word 'boy' is repeated twice when it is replaced: I met a boy with gingered hair.
D) None of the above: This option is incorrect because the correct answer is Option A.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (A) i.e, With ginger hair.

Note: Some types of adjectives are:
1) The quantity of the nouns/pronouns is indicated by a quantitative adjective. This type of question belongs to the ‘how much' and ‘how many' question categories.
2) An adjective that describes nouns and pronouns is called a descriptive adjective.
3) The adjective form of proper nouns are proper adjectives. Proper adjectives are formed when proper nouns modify or characterise other nouns/pronouns.