Which sentence contains both an adjectival phrase and an adverbial phrase
A: she took her head back and forth when the interviewer asked her an invasive question
B: many animals have keener sense of smell than humans do
C: my banged up old boat can still sail perfectly well through any storm
D:the athlete made a surprisingly complete recovery from the accident despite the doctors prediction
D: The athlete made a surprisingly complete recovery from the accident despite the doctor's prediction.
In this sentence, "surprisingly complete" is an adjectival phrase that describes the recovery, and "from the accident" is an adverbial phrase that modifies the verb "made."
The sentence that contains both an adjectival phrase and an adverbial phrase is:
D: The athlete made a surprisingly complete recovery from the accident despite the doctors' prediction.
To identify the sentence that contains both an adjectival phrase and an adverbial phrase, we need to understand the role of these phrases.
An adjectival phrase modifies a noun or pronoun, providing additional description or detail about it. It typically answers questions such as "what kind?", "which one?", or "how many?". Adjectival phrases often consist of an adjective followed by any modifiers or complements.
An adverbial phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb, providing additional information about the manner, place, time, frequency, or degree of the action or state. Adverbial phrases usually answer questions such as "how?", "when?", "where?", "how often?", or "to what extent?".
Let's examine the sentences:
A: she took her head back and forth when the interviewer asked her an invasive question.
This sentence contains an adjectival phrase "invasive question" modifying the noun "interviewer", and an adverbial phrase "back and forth" modifying the verb "took".
B: many animals have keener sense of smell than humans do.
This sentence does not have an adjectival or adverbial phrase. It is a simple statement comparing the sense of smell between animals and humans.
C: my banged up old boat can still sail perfectly well through any storm.
This sentence contains an adjectival phrase "banged up old" modifying the noun "boat", but it does not have an adverbial phrase.
D: the athlete made a surprisingly complete recovery from the accident despite the doctor's prediction.
This sentence does not have an adjectival or adverbial phrase. It describes the athlete's recovery from an accident.
Based on our analysis, the sentence that contains both an adjectival phrase and an adverbial phrase is option A: "she took her head back and forth when the interviewer asked her an invasive question."