Modifiers - Adjectives/Adverbs/Double Negatives

What do adjectives modify?

Adjectives modify ______.

• nouns and pronouns

• verbs

• other adjectives

What do adverbs modify? (pick 3!)

Adverbs modify ______, _______, and _______.

• adjectives

• verbs

• other adverbs

• nouns

Which word is an ADJECTIVE in the sentence below?

Satchel Paige was one of the greatest players in American baseball.

• players

• was

• American

• in

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

He is the only person who played baseball professionally into his sixties.

• only

• He

• professionally

• his

What is an ADJECTIVE in the sentence below?

Satchel Paige is also the oldest player ever to play in the All-Star game.

• oldest

• game

• also

• ever

What is an ADJECTIVE in the sentence below?

As if that were not enough, Paige pitched more games than anyone in the history of baseball - about 2,500!

• more

• history

• were

• As

Find the ADVERB in the sentence below:

Satchel Paige pitched more distinctively than other pitchers at the time.

• distinctively

• the

• time

• other

What word does "incredibly" modify in the sentence below?

His "bee ball" was incredibly fast, and batters swore they could hear it buzz as it zoomed past.

• fast

• was

• ball

• His

Re-write the sentence below to correct the double negative.

Batters couldn't hardly make contact with the ball when Page pitched.

Page is also remembered for his words of wisdom. He once said, "If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts."

Is cool used as an adjective or an adverb in the sentence above?

• adjective

• adverb