Question

Read the sentence.

The judges selected a contestant more skilled than I am as the winner of the talent show.

What is the function of "more skilled than I am" in the sentence?

adverb phrase
prepositional phrase
appositive phrase
adjective phrase

Answer 1

adjective phrase

i took test

Answer 2

Answer: adjective phrase

Explanation: The phrase-- which could be considered an adjective clause because it contains a subject and a verb-- describes the noun, contestant.