This document defines and provides examples of different types of modifiers in the English language, including adjectives, adverbs, phrases, and clauses. It explains that adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Phrase and clause modifiers are groups of words that perform similar modifying functions. The document also discusses three types of verbals - gerunds, infinitives, and participles - that can function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. It provides examples of single word modifiers and analyzed sentence structures.

1. Adjective
and Adverb

2.  a word that describe or modify/says
something about a Noun or a Pronoun.

3.  a word used to modify a Verb , an
Adjective , or another Adverb and often
used to show degree , manner , place , or
time

4. PHRASE MODIFIERS

5.  is a prepositional phrase that modifies
a Noun or a Pronoun .
EX: The room with many doors was
confusing.
(The phrase with many doors modifies
the noun room)

6.  is a Prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an
Adjective or another Adverb. It usually tells where ,
when , how, why , how many , how much or how far.
EX: I stepped into a huge hall .
( the phrase in to a huge hall modifies the verb stepped).
Modifying a Verb.
It was awesome in its beauty.
( the phrase in its beauty modifies the adjective
awesome).
Modifying an adjective.

7. CLAUSE MODIFIERS

8.  is a subordinate clause an Adjective to
modify a Noun or a Pronoun.
EX:
1. Someone, who speaks Japanese will
translate.
Diet drinks are for people who wants to cut
calories.

9. Words that begin Adjective
Clause are who, whom, that,
and which.
These are called Relative
Pronouns

10. These are:
1. They introduce adjective clause.
2. They relate the adjective clause to a word
in the main clause.
3. Within the adjective Clause, they act as a
subject, object, or predicate Noun of the
verb .
•They may also be the object of the
preposition in the clause.

11. Is a subordinate clause used an adverb.
EX:
1. The gymnast smiled as she finished her
routine.
2. Pat sat where she would be comfortable.

12. Here are some subordinating
conjunction that introduce an adverb
clause
Purpose
• To show time
• To show manner
• To show reason
• To signal condition
• To show comparison
• To show purpose or result
Subordinator
after, as, as long as, whenever, as
soon as, before, since, while
As, as if, as though
Because, since
Although, as long as, even if, even
though, if, provided that,
though, unless, while
As, than
In order that, so that

13. The three verbal's- gerunds,
infinitives, and participles-are
formed from verbs, but are never
used alone as action words in
sentences. Instead, verbal's function
as nouns, adjective, or adverb.
THESE VERBALS ARE
IMPORTANT IN PHRASE

14. EX: Jumping is fun.
He like skiing.
He had a unique way of whistling .

15. Is the base form of a verb with to . Usually it functions as a noun ,
although it can also function as an adjective or adverb.
To jump is fun. ( noun; subject of the verb is )
I like to ski. ( noun ; direct object of the of the verb like )
She had a suggestion to offer . ( adjective modifying suggestion )
He called to warn her. ( adverb modifying the verb called )

16. Is a verb that ends in- ing ( present participle ) or –ed –d –t en –n (
past participle ). Participles may function as adjectives, describing or
modifying noun.
EX: The dancing parrots entertained the crowd.
The wrecked sailboat washed up on shore.
But participle have another fun
action when used with helping verbs such as to be and to have , they
are action verbs and form several verb tenses.
EX: she is thinking of the children
The conference room had been cleaned before they arrived.

17. A single word modifier is one word that modifies the meaning
of another word phrase or clause.
Single word modifier may refer to:
Grammatical modifier, a word which modifies another element
of the phrase or clause.

18. 1) The dog shredded the section of the paper.
2) Is this the coat that you want?
3) Suddenly a little man with a long beard called my name.
4) The man disappeared before my eyes.
5) Greg ran as fast as he could.
6) To forgive is sometimes difficult.
7) Don’t make decision without seeking.
8) This is the power plant where the accident occurred.
9) The door knob turned easily for its age.
10)The talking doll speaks when you pull the string