Modifiers, Appositives, Coordinating Adjectives

What is a modifier?

• a word, phrase, or clause that functions as an adjective or adverb

• noun or pronoun or phrase set off by commas that interrupts the sentence and gives further explanation

• adjectives that appear in sequence with one another that modify the same noun

• Temporary departure from a main theme or topic, a short digression

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

What is an appositive?

• a word, phrase, or clause that functions as an adjective or adverb

• noun or pronoun or phrase set off by commas that interrupts the sentence and gives further explanation

• adjectives that appear in sequence with one another that modify the same noun

• Temporary departure from a main theme or topic, a short digression

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

What are coordinating adjectives?

• a word, phrase, or clause that functions as an adjective or adverb

• noun or pronoun or phrase set off by commas that interrupts the sentence and gives further explanation

• adjectives that appear in sequence with one another that modify the same noun

• Temporary departure from a main theme or topic, a short digression

Tags

CCSS.L.7.2A

What is an aside?

• a word, phrase, or clause that functions as an adjective or adverb

• noun or pronoun or phrase set off by commas that interrupts the sentence and gives further explanation

• adjectives that appear in sequence with one another that modify the same noun

• Temporary departure from a main theme or topic, a short digression

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the hardest topic for you that we have covered so far?

• Modifiers

• Appositives

• Coordinating Adjectives

• Asides

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CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.7.2A

What is it called when the modifier in the sentence is modifying something that is not in the sentence?

• misplaced modifier

• dangling modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

Find the dangling modifier is the following sentence:

After playing video games all day, the dog was ready to be walked.

• After playing video games all day

• the dog was ready

• to be walked

• games all day

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CCSS.L.7.1C

Find the dangling modifier is the following sentence:

While lacing my shoelaces, the cat yawned and settled into the chair.

• While lacing my shoelaces

• the cat yawned

• and settled into the chair

• lacing my shoelaces

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is it called when the modifier is modifying something in the sentence but is in the wrong place?

• misplaced modifier

• dangling modifier

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CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:

Buddy sat in the chair with a broken leg.

• Buddy sat

• in the chair

• with a broken leg

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CCSS.L.7.1C