Modifiers Flashcards
FREQUENTLY, I [walk] to the store.
Verb Modifier
Adverb - Before Verb
I FREQUENTLY [walk] to the store.
Verb Modifier
Adverb - Before Verb
I walk to the store FREQUENTLY.
Verb Modifier
Adverb - After Verb
ON Mondays, I [walk] to the store.
Verb Modifier
Preposition - Before Verb
I [walk] to the store ON Mondays.
Verb Modifier
Preposition - After Verb
WHEN my car is broken, I [walk] to the store.
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.
I [walk] to the store WHEN my car is broken.
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.
WHISTLING “Beat It.” I [lifted] the weight.
Verb Modifier
Present Participle with commas - Before Verb
I [lifted] the weight. WHISTLING “Beat It.”
Verb Modifier
Present Participle with commas - After Verb
BY CONCENTRATING, I [lifted] the weight.
Verb Modifier
Preposition + Simple Gerund - Before Verb
I [lifted] the weight BY CONCENTRATING.
Verb Modifier
Preposition + Simple Gerund - After Verb
TO FREE my leg I [lifted] the weight.
Verb Modifier
Infinitive of Purpose - Before Verb
I [lifted] the weight TO FREE my leg.
Verb Modifier
Infinitive of Purpose - After Verb
The LAZY [cat] took a nap.
Noun Modifier
Adjective - Before Noun
The [cat], LAZY from overeating, took a nap.
Noun Modifier
Adjective - After Noun
The [cat] ON the couch took a nap.
Noun Modifier
Preposition - After Noun
The TIRED [cat] took a nap.
Noun Modifier
Past Participle - Before Noun
TIRED from chasing mice, the [cat] took a nap.
Noun Modifier
Past Participle - Before Noun
The [cat], TIRED from chasing mice, took a nap.
Noun Modifier
Past Participle - After Noun
The SLEEPING [cat] took a nap.
Noun Modifier
Present Participle without commas - Before Noun
The [cat] SLEEPING on the rug is named “Sue.”
Noun Modifier
Present Participle without commas - After Noun
The grey [cat], WHICH loves tuna, took a nap.
Noun Modifier
Relative Pronoun - After Noun
The [cat] THAT lives next door is noisy.
Noun Modifier
Relative Pronoun - After Noun
The [person] WHO lives next door is noisy.
Noun Modifier
Relative Pronoun - After Noun
The [city] WHERE I live is noisy.
Noun Modifier
Relative Pronoun - After Noun
A LOVER of mice, my [cat] hunts night and day.
Noun Modifier
Another Noun - Before Noun
The [cat], a TABBY raised on a farm, took a nap.
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.
