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MODIFERS

MODIFERS. GRADE 5 BY CHERYL M. HAMILTON. MODIFIERS. Adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases are modifiers, words or groups of words that tell more about, or modify, other words in a sentence. . MODIFIERS.

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MODIFERS

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  1. MODIFERS • GRADE 5 • BY • CHERYL M. HAMILTON

  2. MODIFIERS • Adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases are modifiers, words or groups of words that tell more about, or modify, other words in a sentence.

  3. MODIFIERS • Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Prepositional phrases can act as adjectives or adverbs. • To avoid confusion, place modifiers close to the words they modify. Adjective phrases usually come right after the word they modify. Adverb phrases may appear right after a verb or at the beginning of a sentence.

  4. Modifiers Examples • As Adjective • The towel on top is mine. • As Adverb • A crab ran under a rock.

  5. Modifiers Information • The meaning of a sentence can be unclear if the modifier is misplaced. • No: The girl set out a picnic in a red bathing suit. • Yes: The girl in a red bathing suit set out a picnic.

  6. Modifiers Information • The position of only in a sentence can affect the sentence’s entire meaning. • Place only directly before the word or words it modifies.

  7. Examples • Only he ate oysters. • Nobody else ate them. • He only ate oysters. • He didn’t do anything except eat. • He ate only oysters. • He ate nothing else.

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