Modifiers Review

Modification is a ________________.

• word used to describe an occurrence.

• sentence standing together in separate units.

• phrase that expresses the same relation to another element.

• syntactic construction in which one grammatical element by another.

What are the two types of single-word modifiers?

• verbs and nouns

• adverbs and adjectives

• prepositions and pronouns

• conjunctions and interjections

The following are the characteristics of a single-word modifier EXCEPT ________.

• It alters the meaning of another word.

• It clarifies a particular word of a sentence.

• They are also known as descriptive words.

• It gives the same meaning regardless of the added word indicated.

Adverb are words _____________.

• that describe an action or a state

• that give meaningless idea of the sentence

• used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• that are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns

7. The following are examples of adverbs EXCEPT ____________.

• carefully

• empty

• hopefully

• interestingly

The following are examples of adjectives EXCEPT ____________.

• arise

• outstanding

• beautiful

• slow

_________ is an example of a single-word modifier.

• dare

• green

• leap

• share

For 8-10. Choose the appropriate single-word modifier in each sentence.

8. My mother requested me to buy a ________ honey from the market.

• care

• sweet

• into

• would

The dish garden displayed from an exhibit was made ________.

• gracefully

• strand

• beautifully

• where

Faye is such a/an ________ quick runner.

• below

• gray

• extremely

• new