Which words in the sentence make up the adjective phrase?

The crocodile in the river is patiently eyeing the shore.

A.
eyeing the shore

B.
The crocodile

C.
in the river

D.
is patiently

Question

Which words in the sentence make up the adjective phrase? 

The crocodile in the river is patiently eyeing the shore.
	
	
 
A.
	eyeing the shore
	
 
B.
	The crocodile
	
 
C.
	in the river
	
 
D.
	is patiently

anonymous · Answer

You can solve this by process of elimination: 
a. eyeing the shore- eyeing is a verb (a word of action)
b. the crocodile- crocodile is a noun (person, place, or thing)
c. in the river- in is a preposition, making this a prepositional phrase.
d. is patiently- patiently is describing how the crocodile watches  (an adjective is a word used to describe a noun) 
Technically patiently is an adverb, but given the choices, I would go with D.

anonymous · Answer

Hope that helped a bit! x