A ___ describes another word or words and adds detail to a sentence.

• noun

• modifier

• semicolon

• colon

An ____ describes nouns.

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

Type the adjective from the sentence below.

A tall man is walking down the street.

How many adjectives are in the sentence below?

The black bear was very shy.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

An ______ describes verbs.

• verb

• plural noun

• adjective

• adverb

Type the adverb in the sentence below.

The girl quickly ran around the track.

Type the adverb from the sentence below.

The polar bear angrily roared at the penguin.

What is the target for the red modifier in the sentence below?

The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.

What is the target that is described by the underlined modifier?

Rolling down the sidewalk, Donovan's egg might get crushed by the passing cars.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay.

• Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.