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Grammar – Modifiers

Grammar – Modifiers. Modifiers are words that modify, describe, or add to the meaning of other words in a sentence. Students should be able to identify which words serve as modifiers in a sentence.

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Grammar – Modifiers

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  1. Grammar – Modifiers • Modifiers are words that modify, describe, or add to the meaning of other words in a sentence. • Students should be able to identify which words serve as modifiers in a sentence. • Students should also be able to identify which words are being modified and explain how the modifiers add to the meaning of the sentence.

  2. Adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns. The island has high mountains and winding roads. An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. The boy who disappeared was soon found again. A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun is called an adjective phrase. We approached the highest peak in the Alps.

  3. Identifying Modifiers and the Words they Modify The tears have got small victory for that… Or shall I come to you at evening mass? 3. Till then, adieu, and keep this holy kiss. Or my true heart with treacherous revolt turn to another, this shall slay them both. My extremes and this bloody knife shall play the umpire… Bid me leap from off the battlements of any tower, or walk in thievish ways…

  4. Identifying Modifiers and the Words they Modify 7. Covered quite with dead men’s rattling bones, with stinking shanks and yellow jawless skulls… 8. I will do it without fear or doubt, to live an unstained wife to my sweet love. 9. Since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed. 10. Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, to whose foul mouth no wholesome air breathes in… 11. O lamentable day! O woeful time!

  5. Identifying Modifiers and the Words they Modify 12. O son, the night before thy wedding day hath Death lain with thy wife. 13. But one, poor one, one poor and loving child. 14. I will soundly beat you with an iron wit, and put up my iron dagger. 15. Marry, sir, because silver hath a sweet sound. 16. If I may trust the flattering truth of sleep.

  6. Adverbs are words that modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Helen rarely loses her temper. An adverb clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. We will try to go indoors before the storm arrives. A prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb is called an adverb phrase. Terry cleaned his room in a few minutes.

  7. Adjectives • What kind? • gray skies English muffin • far-fetched tale lowest price • Which one? • either way those girls • next day last chance • How many? • five fingers fewer hours • one river some problems

  8. Demonstrative Adjectives • This, that, these, and those can be used as both adjectives and pronouns. • When they modify nouns or pronouns, they are called demonstrative adjectives. • Did Jennifer draw this picture or that one? • Let’s take these sandwiches and those apples on our picnic. • When they take the place of nouns or pronouns, they are called demonstrative pronouns. • This is mine and that is hers. • These are much more expensive than those are.

  9. Adverbs • Where? • We lived there. Please step up. • I have the ticket here. Put that down. • When? • May we go tomorrow? He arrived early. • Water the plant weekly. We’ll see you later. • How? • She quickly agreed. Drive carefully. • The rain fell softly. He sang beautifully. • To what extent? • Fill the tank completely. She hardly moved. • Did he hesitate slightly? They partly completed the form.

  10. Identifying Modifiers and the Words they Modify On Thursday sir? The time is very short. Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt’s death. 3. Happily met, my lady and my wife. My leisure serves me, pensive daughter, now. When presently through all thy veins shall run a cold and drowsy humor…

  11. Identifying Modifiers and the Words they Modify 6. Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower… 7. My heart sits lightly in his throne… I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault and presently came to tell you. 9. Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew which with sweet water nightly I will dew. 10. Drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me after?

  12. Identifying Modifiers and the Words they Modify * About his shelves a beggarly account of empty boxes, green earthen pots, bladders, and musty seeds, remnants of packthread, and old cakes of roses were thinly scattered, to make up a show.

  13. Identifying Modifiers and the Words they Modify * All things that were ordained festival turn from their office to black funeral - our instruments to melancholy bells, our wedding cheer to a sad burial feast; our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change; our bridal flowers serve for a buried corpse…

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