Question

Replace the underlined clause with a phrase similar in meaning:
I met a boy whose hair is ginger. He has a very sweet voice. [Intermediate]

• A. with ginger hair
• B. in the park
• C. gingered hair boy
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A with ginger hair

An adjective clause is a group of words that contain a subject and a verb, and it functions as an adjective that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses usually begin with relative pronouns such as who, whom, whose or a relative adverb like when, where and so on.
An adjective phrase is a group of words (lacking a subject and a verb) that performs the function of an adjective, i.e., it modifies a noun.
When an adjective clause is reduced to a phrase, the relative pronoun is removed, because it functions as the subject; and the verb is changed to a present participle (verb + ing) or left out. When the sentence is in passive voice, the verb is changed to past participle (verb + ed - generally).
Option A is correct as it is a prepositional phrase that functions as an adjective. The relative pronoun 'whose' is removed and the verb form of 'to be', "is" is also removed.
(Prepositional phrases are of two kinds- adjective phrases and adverb phrases. The former modifies a noun and the latter modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb.)
Option B is incorrect because the words form an adverb phrase of place. Also, it is different in meaning from the underlined clause.
Option C is incorrect because when replaced, 'boy' is repeated twice: I met a boy gingered hair boy.
Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in A.