Using Modifiers Correctly

Determine which word is modified by the word, phrase, or clause that is underlined:

• quite

• magazine

• interesting

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Determine which word is modified by the word, phrase, or clause that is underlined:

When we arrived at the park, all of the picnic areas had been claimed.

• had been claimed

• at the park

• all of the picnic

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

A word that makes the meaning of a noun or pronoun more specific is an adjective.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• The last math problem was the most easiest.

• This is the most happiest day of my life.

• Of the animals in this wildlife park, this lion makes the most noise.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Write the comparative and superlative form of the modifier in parenthesis.

"That last thunderclap crashed _____ than the one before." (loudly)

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Write the comparative and superlative form of the modifier in parenthesis.

"The weather seems ______ today than it did yesterday." (bad)

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Write the comparative or superlative form of the modifier in parenthesis.

This guitar produces a _______ sound than that one. (good)

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Choose the sentence that correctly placed the modifiers.

• The man picked up the box of books with arthritis.

• The man with arthritis picked up the box of books.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

A modifier is a __________, __________ or _____________ that adds description to a sentence.

• sentence, paragraph, essay

• word, phrase, clause

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• The lady shopped for a dress with a headache.

• The lady with a headache shopped for a dress.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C