Modifiers Flashcards
An adjective modifies what?
Nouns and Pronouns
Adverbs modify what?
Verbs, adjectives and other adverbs
Words ending in Ly are typically what modifier?
Adverbs
Where is the best placement of a limiting adverb?
Before the word or phrase it is meant to modify.
What are some limiting adverbs?
Only, Just , Even, almost, merely, simply, exactly, nearly, hardly
Where is the best placement of a noun modifer?
As close to possible as what is is meant to modify
What common words appear in prepositional prases
In, Under, by or for
What is a squinting modifier?
A modifier that is between too phrases which could both be logically modified.
Relative modifiers such as “that” and “which” refer to what?
Nouns other than people
Is “that” restrictive or nonrestrictive
restrictive
Is “which” restrictive or nonrestrictive
nonrestrictive
A clause is nonrestrictive if what?
The clause can be eliminated without removing the core meaning of the sentence.
Is a comma required to setoff for a nonrestrictive clause?
Yes
When can a relative cause be seperated from the noun it modifies?
When another modifier such as an appositive or prepositional phrase or when the main verb used is indicating arrival, positioning or coming into being.
What prounoun do you use for entities of people treated as a single unit
That or Which
What is an appositive?
An element that modifies or further describes another element of a sentence by renaming it.
What is an abstract appositive?
An appositive that renames an entire clause rather than just rename a noun.
What is the difference between present vs past participles
Present end in - ING and past and in ED or EN
Can the participle ever be the main verb in a clause?
NO - it is not a finite verb.
Present Participle phrases can be three types, what are they?
- Restricvely modify specific nouns
2. Restrictevly modify
Do Participle phrases always have to present simultaneity
Yes - must always occur at the same time
An absolute phrase consists of what?
A noun and its’ modifiers, and modifies the entire clause
