Question

Find out the Adjective Phrases and replace them by suitable Adjectives in the following sentences:

1. A woman in financial difficulties requested me to help her.
2. Mr. Dayo is a teacher of great reputation.
3. Birds in cages always want to fly.
4. A person without money or friends is seldom respected.
5. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
6. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
7. S stitch in time saves nine.
8. She is a girl of great beauty.
9. Please tell me a story of adventures.
10. The girl with blue eyes is my cousin.​

Answer 1

1. The adjective phrase is "Financial difficulties". It can be replaced with "lack of money"

• A woman in lack of money requested me to help her.

2. The adjective phrase is "great reputation". It can be replaced with "known for great achievement"

• Mr Dayo is a teacher known for great achievements.

3. The adjective phrase is "Birds in cages". It can be replaced with "Birds under arrest".

• Birds under arrest always want to fly.

4. The adjective phrase is "without money or friends". It can be replaced with "That is poor".

•A person that is poor is seldom respected.

5. The adjective phrase is "in need". It can be replaced with "during difficulties".

• A friend during difficulties is a friend indeed.

6. The adjective phrase is "in the hand". It can be replaced with "under ones control".

• A bird under ones control is worth two in the bush.

7. The adjective phrase is "in time". It can be replaced with "done early"

• A stitch done early saves nine.

8. The adjective phrase is "great beauty". It can be replaced with "very beautiful".

• She is a very beautiful girl.

9. The adjective phrase is "a story of adventure". It can be replaced with "a historic story".

• please tell me a historic story.

10. The adjective phrase is "blue eye". It can be replaced with "bluish eye color".

• The girl with a bluish eye color is my cousin.