Modifiers

Question 1

FREQUENTLY, I [walk] to the store.

Answer 1

Verb Modifier

Adverb - Before Verb

Question 2

I FREQUENTLY [walk] to the store.

Answer 2

Verb Modifier

Adverb - Before Verb

Question 3

I walk to the store FREQUENTLY.

Answer 3

Verb Modifier

Adverb - After Verb

Question 4

ON Mondays, I [walk] to the store.

Answer 4

Verb Modifier

Preposition - Before Verb

Question 5

I [walk] to the store ON Mondays.

Answer 5

Verb Modifier

Preposition - After Verb

Question 6

WHEN my car is broken, I [walk] to the store.

Answer 6

Verb Modifier

Subordinator - Before Verb

Subordinators include words such as because, although, if, unless, while, so that, while, and so on. These words begin subordinate clauses, which cannot stand alone as sentences, but rather are attached to main
clauses.

Question 7

I [walk] to the store WHEN my car is broken.

Answer 7

Verb Modifier

Subordinator - After Verb

Subordinators include words such as because, although, if, unless, while, so that, while, and so on. These words begin subordinate clauses, which cannot stand alone as sentences, but rather are attached to main
clauses.

Question 8

WHISTLING “Beat It.” I [lifted] the weight.

Answer 8

Verb Modifier

Present Participle with commas - Before Verb

Question 9

I [lifted] the weight. WHISTLING “Beat It.”

Answer 9

Verb Modifier

Present Participle with commas - After Verb

Question 10

BY CONCENTRATING, I [lifted] the weight.

Answer 10

Verb Modifier

Preposition + Simple Gerund - Before Verb

Question 11

I [lifted] the weight BY CONCENTRATING.

Answer 11

Verb Modifier

Preposition + Simple Gerund - After Verb

Question 12

TO FREE my leg I [lifted] the weight.

Answer 12

Verb Modifier

Infinitive of Purpose - Before Verb

Question 13

I [lifted] the weight TO FREE my leg.

Answer 13

Verb Modifier

Infinitive of Purpose - After Verb

Question 14

The LAZY [cat] took a nap.

Answer 14

Noun Modifier

Adjective - Before Noun

Question 15

The [cat], LAZY from overeating, took a nap.

Answer 15

Noun Modifier

Adjective - After Noun

Question 16

The [cat] ON the couch took a nap.

Answer 16

Noun Modifier

Preposition - After Noun

Question 17

The TIRED [cat] took a nap.

Answer 17

Noun Modifier

Past Participle - Before Noun

Question 18

TIRED from chasing mice, the [cat] took a nap.

Answer 18

Noun Modifier

Past Participle - Before Noun

Question 19

The [cat], TIRED from chasing mice, took a nap.

Answer 19

Noun Modifier

Past Participle - After Noun

Question 20

The SLEEPING [cat] took a nap.

Answer 20

Noun Modifier

Present Participle without commas - Before Noun

Question 21

The [cat] SLEEPING on the rug is named “Sue.”

Answer 21

Noun Modifier

Present Participle without commas - After Noun

Question 22

The grey [cat], WHICH loves tuna, took a nap.

Answer 22

Noun Modifier

Relative Pronoun - After Noun

Question 23

The [cat] THAT lives next door is noisy.

Answer 23

Noun Modifier

Relative Pronoun - After Noun

Question 24

The [person] WHO lives next door is noisy.

Answer 24

Noun Modifier

Relative Pronoun - After Noun

Question 25

The [city] WHERE I live is noisy.

Answer 25

Noun Modifier

Relative Pronoun - After Noun

Question 26

A LOVER of mice, my [cat] hunts night and day.

Answer 26

Noun Modifier

Another Noun - Before Noun

Question 27

The [cat], a TABBY raised on a farm, took a nap.

Answer 27

Noun Modifier

Another Noun - After Noun

A noun used to modify another noun is called an Appositive. In the last example, the appositive noun
tabby was itself modified by a past participle modifier (raised on a farrn). Even modifiers of moderate length (a tabby raised on a farm) can contain other modifiers.