Identifying Modifiers

"The old patient was referred to the Chinese physician with stomach pains." Which word or phrase is the misplaced modifier?

• old patient

• Chinese

• with stomach pains

• physician

The old patient was referred to the Chinese physician in Toronto with stomach pains. Which word should "with stomach pains" modify?

• physician

• patient

• Toronto

• pains

"The salesman sold the picture to the short woman in the silver frame." A correct version is:

• The salesman sold the silver picture to the short framed woman.

• The salesman sold the framed picture to the short silver woman.

• The silver salesman sold the picture to the short framed woman.

• The salesman sold the picture in the silver frame to the short woman.

What do you call the type of dependent clause that works to modify a noun or pronoun in a sentence? It is also known as 'relative clause'

• Adjectival Clause

• Adverbial clause

• Dependent Clause

• Clausal modifier

These are modifiers. They give information about what they modify.

• Pronouns

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Adverbs

• Adjectives

Adverbs and Intensifiers tend to modify verbs, adjectives, and some other adverbs.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Find the adverb in this sentence!

I'm very excited to see the play.

• to

• excited

• play

• see

• very

Find the adverb in this sentence!

The creaky old house loomed spookily.

• creaky

• house

• spookily

• old

• the

Which word or phrase does the underlined word refer to? The buffalo ambled toward us slowly. Which word or phrase does slowly refer to?

• buffalo

• ambled

• toward us

Which word or phrase does the underlined word describe?

The peaceful chirping of the birds made me smile.

• The

• Chirping of the birds

• made me smile