Modifiers:

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Modifiers
Adjectives and Adverbs
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Regular
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Modified
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Regular
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Modified
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What do you think modify means?
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Official Definition

• To change something.
• In language, it means
• A word or group of words that add description to
  a sentence.

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Jeff bought a car.
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Jeff bought a green car with blue rims.
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Jeff bought a green car with blue rims.
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Stacy drives a small car.
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Stacy drives a small car.
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Stacy drives a small car with giant tires.
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Stacy drives a small car with giant tires.
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Types of Modifiers

• Adjectives- words that modify nouns.
• Small car, smelly shoes, bored students
• Adverbs- words that modify verbs.
• To walk slowly, to write messy
• (Easy way to remember Ad- VERB)

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Practice identifying modifiers.

• The bread smelled wonderful.
• Does Stephen know the secret combination?
• Four meatballs fell on the floor.
• The storm came up suddenly.
• Maria wore purple shoes.
• We could hardly believe the news.

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Practice identifying modifiers.

• The bread smelled wonderful.
• Does Stephen know the secret combination?
• Four meatballs fell on the floor.
• The storm came up suddenly.
• Maria wore purple shoes.
• We could hardly believe the news.

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Practice identifying modifiers.

• The bread smelled wonderful.
• Does Stephen know the secret combination?
• Four meatballs fell on the floor.
• The storm came up suddenly.
• Maria wore purple shoes.
• We could hardly believe the news.

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Practice identifying modifiers.

• The bread smelled wonderful.
• Does Stephen know the secret combination?
• Four meatballs fell on the floor.
• The storm came up suddenly.
• Maria wore purple shoes.
• We could hardly believe the news.

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Practice identifying modifiers.

• The bread smelled wonderful.
• Does Stephen know the secret combination?
• Four meatballs fell on the floor.
• The storm came up suddenly.
• Maria wore purple shoes.
• We could hardly believe the news.

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Practice identifying modifiers.

• The bread smelled wonderful.
• Does Stephen know the secret combination?
• Four meatballs fell on the floor.
• The storm came up suddenly.
• Maria wore purple shoes.
• We could hardly believe the news.

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Practice identifying modifiers.

• The bread smelled wonderful.
• Does Stephen know the secret combination?
• Four meatballs fell on the floor.
• The storm came up suddenly.
• Maria wore purple shoes.
• We could hardly believe the news.

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Now you practice.

• Write 5 sentences that have either an adjective
  and/or an adverb.