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Calcium is essential for strong bones and teeth. what kind of phrase is the bolded words?

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Assuming the bolded words are: "for strong bones and teeth" and that you had to choose between:

  1. noun phrase
  2. adverb phrase
  3. verb phrase
  4. adjective phrase

It is an adjective phrase (4).

An adjective phrase is a group of words complementing, specifying, or modifying a 'head' adjective in the sentence. It is called an adjective (or adjectival) phrase because the whole group of words functions as an adjective, which means it provides information about a noun.

Here, the adjective phrase "for strong bones and teeth" is specifying the head adjective "essential." It is functioning as an adjective for the noun "calcium" by giving us information about it.

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