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Modifier Quiz

Authored by Charlie Brown

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Modifier Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Modifier?

A) A word that remains constant in a sentence.

B) Any word, clause, or phrase that describes another word, clause, or phrase and makes its meaning more specific.

C) A part of speech that connects two sentences.

D) The main subject of a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used for the word, clause, or phrase that a modifier describes?

A) Object

B) Subject

C) Target

D) Predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are modifiers usually placed in a sentence?

A) At the beginning of a sentence

B) Next to the word they modify

C) At the end of a sentence

D) In a separate sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What word modifies the word "muffins" in the sentence: "Jason rushed to pull the burnt muffins out of the oven."?

rushed

pull

burnt

oven

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What phrase modifies the words "the bubblegum" in the sentence: "Medea tugged at the bubblegum stuck to her shoe."?

tugged at

Medea

stuck to her shoe

her shoe

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What word modifies the word "brother" in the sentence: "Cassandra tried to warn her proud brother about the fall of Troy."?

tried

warn

her

proud

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the modifier in the sentence "Jason rushed to pull the burnt muffins out of the oven."?

Jason

rushed

the oven

burnt

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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