Modifiers

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

Which word or phrase does the underlined word describe?

"How do you like your coffee?"

"Piping hot!"

• How

• coffee

• Piping

Find the adjective in the sentence.

I cut the carrots with a sharp knife.

• I

• a

• sharp

• carrots

What is a modifier?

• A very confusing phrase

• A word, phrase, or clause that adds in extra information about another part of the sentence

• A grammatical mistake

• A misleading sentence

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• The Los Angeles police regretfully reported last month that three buildings had been robbed.

• According to news reports by the Los Angeles police last month, three buildings were robbed.

• Last month, the Los Angeles police reported that three buildings had been robbed.

• Three buildings were reported robbed by the Los Angeles police last month.

Which word is being modified?

• costume

• large

• cardboard

• original

It is a part of speech that modifies a noun and a pronoun.

• verbs

• adjectives

• adverbs

• prepositions

What does an adverb modify?

• verb, adjective, and noun

• verb, adjective, and article

• verb, adjective, and adverb

• verb, adjective, and pronoun

What is the adjective in the sentence: The straight ribbon of freeway, led across the vast expanse of desert."?

• across

• straight

• freeway

What is the function of the underlined word in the sentence: "The shovel bit deep into the black soil."?

• adjective

• adverb