Question

read the sentence. the famous physicist who discovered the element received much acclaim and many prestigious awards. the underlined phrase is a(n) ______ phrase.

Explanation:

To determine the type of phrase for "who discovered the element" in the sentence "The famous physicist who discovered the element received much acclaim and many prestigious awards", we analyze the function of the phrase.

Step 1: Identify the phrase's role

The phrase "who discovered the element" provides additional information about the noun "physicist". It is a group of words that modifies the noun, acting as an adjective to describe which physicist is being referred to.

Step 2: Classify the phrase

In grammar, a phrase that functions as an adjective (modifying a noun or pronoun) is called an adjective phrase (specifically, in this case, a relative clause which is a type of adjective clause, but at the phrase level, we can refer to it as an adjective phrase for the purpose of this fill - in - the - blank). Another way to look at it is that it is a relative phrase (since it starts with the relative pronoun "who"), but the more general term related to its function (modifying a noun) is an adjective phrase.

Answer:

adjective (or relative, but adjective is more about its function as a modifier)