How would you describe an adjectival phrase? O a group of words that does not include a subject
O a group of words that modifies an adverb
O a group of words that contains a verb and its dependents
O a group of words describing a noun or pronoun

I would say B

Explanation:

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts