Modifier Quiz

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.

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

• A) Object

• B) Subject

• C) Target

• D) Predicate

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

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

• rushed

• pull

• burnt

• oven

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

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

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

• Jason

• rushed

• the oven

• burnt

Identify the modifier in the sentence "Medea tugged at the bubblegum stuck to her shoe."

• Medea

• tugged

• stuck to her shoe

• the bubblegum

Which word is the modifier in the sentence "Cassandra tried to warn her proud brother about the fall of Troy."?

• warn

• her

• proud

• Troy

What is a modifier considered to be when it is too far away from its target?

• Correctly placed

• Misplaced

• A dangling modifier

• An adjective