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This resource explores the concept of modifiers in the English language, detailing how words, phrases, or clauses can enhance descriptions in sentences. Modifiers bring sentences to life, allowing writers to convey vivid imagery and precise meaning. The guide provides examples of different types of modifiers, including adjectives, adverbs, and their functions in sentence structure. Through various examples, readers learn how modifiers can describe nouns and verbs, create nuance, and improve clarity, ensuring that communication is effective and engaging.
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Ingles I9no Encuentro UNI RUACS Elaboradopor: Ing. Edson Rodriguez
1 2 3 4 Modificadores Adjetivos, Verbos, Sustantivos OracionCompuesta Tipos de Oracion III UnidadClasificacion www.themegallery.com
Modifiers Modifiers are words, phrases, orclausesthatprovidedescription in sentences. Modifiersallowwriterstotakethepicturethattheyhave in theirheads and transfer itaccuratelytotheheads of theirreaders. Essentially, modifiersbreathelifeintosentences. Take a look at this "dead" sentence Stephen droppedhisfork www.themegallery.com
Example • Poor Stephen, whojustwanted a quickmealtogetthroughhisthree-hourbiologylab, quicklydroppedhisforkonthecafeteriatray, gaggingwithdisgust as a tarantulawiggledoutof hischeeseomelet, a sightrequiring a year of therapybefore Stephen couldeateggsagain. www.themegallery.com
Modifiers can be adjectives, adjectiveclauses, adverbs, adverbclauses, absolutephrases, infinitivephrases, participlephrases, and prepositionalphrases. Thesentenceabovecontains at leastoneexample of each www.themegallery.com
Adjective = poor. • Adjectiveclause = whojustwanted a quickmeal. • Adverb = quickly. • Adverbclause = as a tarantulawiggledout of hischeeseomelet. • Absolutephrase = a sightrequiring a year of therapybefore Stephen couldeateggsagain. • Infinitivephrase = togetthroughhisthree-hourbiologylab. • Participlephrase = gaggingwithdisgust. • Prepositionalphrase = onthecafeteriatray www.themegallery.com
Withoutmodifiers, sentenceswould be no funtoread. Carefullychosen, well-placed modifiersallowyoutodepictsituationswith as muchaccuracy as wordswillallow www.themegallery.com
Verbs Nouns NOUNS Adjectives Modifiers www.themegallery.com
Modifiers • It’s a word or group of words that decribes the limits or qualities of another word or group of words in a sentence • Adjectives modifiers • Noun modifiers • Verb modifiers www.themegallery.com
Adjectives modifiers • They are words that describe or modify a noun • Hard material • Wide application • Small design • External factors www.themegallery.com
Thet tell how many or much they are modifying a word • Large box • Several folders • Three days • They answer which one • Second floor • Last page • First room www.themegallery.com
Noun modifiers • A noun can be modified by another noun(Headnoun) • Concrete structure • Flower garden • Office building • Construction materials www.themegallery.com
Verb modifiers • Ing ending words could act as a verb or as an adjective depending on the place it occupies • Building materials • Consulting engineers • Working conditions • Measuring equipments • Transmiting line www.themegallery.com
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