GRAMMAR

Modifiers
CHECK!
Modification – happens when a word
modifies another word (called the
head) by describing it or limiting it in
a way
 1. On her way
home, Janna found
a gold man’s watch
2. I handed a fresh
piece of bread to
the guy beside me
that was well-
buttered.
3. The child ate a
cold dish of cereal
for breakfast this
morning.
 4. Running for
the bus, my book
fell in the mud.
 5. She wore a
lovely yellow
sunhat on her
head, which was
clearly much too
 6. The torn
student’s book lay
on the desk
 7. Riding in the
sports car, the
world whizzed by
rapidly.
 8. The little girl
saw a goat heading
to town
9. Walking home at
night, the trees
looked like spooky
aliens.
 LET’S TRY TO
TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT THE
SENTENCES
 5. She wore a
lovely yellow
sunhat on her
head, which was
clearly much too
2. I handed a fresh
piece of bread to
the guy beside me
that was well-
buttered.
 8. The little girl
saw a goat heading
to town
MISPLA
CED
 6. The torn
student’s book lay
on the desk
 1. On her way
home, Janna found
a gold man’s watch
3. The child ate a
cold dish of cereal
for breakfast this
morning.
 OTHER
EXAMPLES:

The patient was

referred to the
physician with
 THEY SAW A
FENCE BEHIND
THE HOUSE
MADE OF
BARBED WIRE.
 The teacher
served cookies to
the children
wrapped in
aluminum foil.
RALPH PILED
ALL HIS
CLOTHES IN
THE HAMPER
THAT HE HAD
She wore a bicycle
helmet on her
head WHOSE
COLOR IS RED.
THE PATIENT
RETURNED TO
THE CLINIC
WHO
UNDERWENT
 OBSERVE THE
FF. SENTENCES:
 4. Running for
the bus, my book
fell in the mud.
 7. Riding in the
sports car, the
world whizzed by
rapidly.
9. Walking home at
night, the trees
looked like spooky
aliens.
DANGLI
NG
OTHER EXAMPLES:

AT NINE YEARS OF
AGE, MY MOTHER
ENROLLED IN A
MEDICAL SCHOOL.
 HAVING
BEEN FIXED
A NIGHT
BEFORE,
WALKING TO
THE MOVIES,
THE CLOUD
SUDDENLY
BECAME
LET’S
TRY
Jeff bought an
old jeep from a
crooked dealer
with a faulty
transmission.
 Swimming out
into the sea, the
current grew
stronger.
Sam screamed
at the barking
dog in his
underwear.
While smoking
a pipe, my cat
curled up next
to me.
LET’S
TRY
 He kept all his
medicine in the
medicine cabinet
that had been
prescribed for him.
 While at the
park, the sun
shone brightly
on the
Prepositional phrases
1. The woman in the red car is
my boss.
2. We used glue to repair the chair
with the broken leg.
3. The storage under the bed is
spacious
4. The activities after class are
tiring.
This typewriter
is used by a
secretary with a
wide carriage.
This typewriter
is used by a
secretary with a
wide carriage.
I found a dollar on
the way home.
I found a dollar on
the way home.
 She served
sandwiches to the
children on paper
plates.
 She served
sandwiches to the
children on paper
plates.
 \
PARTICIPIAL phrase
1. The boys sitting by the road were
gossiping.
2. I was drinking coffee in a mug made of
ceramic.
3. The man standing by the tree is
suspicious.
4. The audience bored with the lecture
started leaving the auditorium.
5. The water drained slowly in the
 The teacher
served cookies to
the children
wrapped in
aluminum foil.
 The teacher
served cookies to
the children
wrapped in
aluminum foil.
Charlie spotted a
stray puppy
driving home
from work.
Charlie spotted a
stray puppy
driving home
from work.
1. A politician who is trustworthy has the
support of the people
2. The house where I was born has been
turned into apartments
3. George visited Harvard university, which
is located in boston
4. John always reads books that I gave him
5. Spring is a season when everything
blooms.
She wore a bicycle
helmet on her
head WHOSE
COLOR IS RED.
She wore a bicycle
helmet on her
head WHOSE
COLOR IS RED.
THE PATIENT
RETURNED TO
THE CLINIC
WHO
UNDERWENT
THE PATIENT
RETURNED TO
THE CLINIC
WHO
UNDERWENT
When nine years
old, my mom
enrolled in a
medical school
When nine years
old, my mom
enrolled in a
medical school
SEATWOR
K
1. The young lady was walking the dog on
the telephone.
2. I heard that there was a robbery on the
evening news.
3. The runner twisted her ankle with the blue
T-shirt.
4. Chewing furiously, the gum fell out of my
mouth.
5. Having vacuumed the floors, my house