NRI Modifier Review

Modifiers and Modified Words Review

Modifiers and Modified Words

Identifying Modifiers and Modified Words

• Modifier: any word, clause, or phrase that describes another word, clause, or phrase

• Modifiers are usually next to the word they modify

• Example: Gary bought a green apple.

• (Green is the Modifier. Apple is the word it modifies. Green describes apple.)

Multiple Choice

Which word is the modifier?

Larry found a large shell.

• Larry

• found

• large

• shell

"Large" describe the word "shell."

"Large" is the modifier.

Modifier "clues" we've learned:

• The modifier is usually right next to the modified word.

• Sometimes, the modifier is offset with commas.

• Sometimes, the modifier describes the word's location.

Multiple Choice

The coffee mug, which is my absolute favorite, has been missing since Thursday.

"The coffee mug" is being modified. Which word or phrase is modifying "The coffee mug"?

• which is my absolute favorite

• has been missing since Thursday

"which is my absolute favorite" is the modifier

It is right next to "The coffee mug" and it is offset with commas.

Multiple Choice

Sunning himself on the rock, the gecko was unconcerned with the argument my friend and I were having.

"The gecko" is being modified by which word or phrase?

• Sunning himself on the rock

• was unconcerned

• with the argument

• my friend and I were having.

"Sunning himself of the rock" modifies "the gecko."

It is offset by a comma, right next to "the gecko," and describes what the gecko is doing.

Multiple Choice

The brownies in the pan are for your sister's slumber party.

The phrase "The brownies" is being modified by ...

• in the pan

• are for

• your sister's slumber party.

"In the pan" is modifying "The brownies."

The phrase is right next to "The brownies" and describes their location.

Adverbs are a kind of modifier.

• Adverbs describe nouns

• Most adverbs end in -ly.

Multiple Choice

The cat ran quickly.

"Ran" is the modified word. Which word is modifying "ran"?

• The

• cat

• quickly

"Quickly" modified "ran."

It described HOW the cat ran. "Ran" is a verb.

Adjectives are another kind of modifier

• Adjectives describe nouns.

• Adjectives answer questions like: Which one? What kind? How many? or Whose?

Multiple Choice

The boy pointed at the Dalmatian puppy and declared, "That one!"

The word "puppy" is modified by ...

• at the

• Dalmatian

• and declared

• The boy

"Dalmatian" modifies "puppy."

It is an adjective that answers the question: What kind of puppy?