Modifiers:

Adjective & Adverb

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Modifiers?
Modifiers

- words, phrases, and clauses

that affect and often enhance
the meaning of a sentence
- can make a sentence more
engaging clearer, or specific
- can come in the form of phrases
and clauses that act like adjectives
and adverbs
- simples form: adjective and adverb
Types
 Pre-modifiers

- which modify the words that follow

them in the sentence
- the adjectives are usually placed
before the nouns
- most of the adjectives are pre-
modifiers
- adverbs are often placed before the
words they modify
 Pre-modifiers

Example:

Generally the brown dogs are nice.

(adverb) (article) (descriptive
adjective)
Post-modifiers

- which come after the

words they modify.
- the adverbs come after
the verbs and modify
them
 Post-modifiers

Example:

Stark, our teacher, gives us tasks to do in the class.

(infinitive - (adverb of
(appositive) adjective) place)
Common
mistakes
 1. Misplaced

when the modifier describes a word in the sentence

other than the one it is intended to describe.
 Example

Incorrect:
Wandering around the desert, the sun beat down on the
hiker.
 Example

Correct:
The sun beat down on the hiker wandering around the desert.

Also correct:
Wandering around the desert, the hiker sweltered beneath the sun.
 2. Dangling

when the modifier describes a word that is missing from

the sentence.
 Example

Incorrect:
Feeling reasonably confident in his performance, his test was handed to
the proctor.
 Example

Correct:
Feeling reasonably confident in his performance, Henry handed his
test to the proctor.

Also correct:
Henry, feeling reasonably confident in his performance, handed his
test to the proctor.
 3. Squinting

when the modifier could describe more than one word

in the sentence.
 Example

Incorrect:
The teacher told the students when the class was over there would be
a study session.
 Example

Correct:
When the class was over, the teacher told the students there would
be a study session.
Thank you