Modifiers

Question 1

modifier (definition)

Answer 1

changes, clarifies, qualifies or limits a particular word in a sentence in order to intensify its presence within a body of work

Question 2

clause (types)

Answer 2

adjective, adverb

Question 3

adjective clause (definition)

Answer 3

modifies nouns and pronouns

Question 4

adverb clause (definition)

Answer 4

modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb

Question 5

phrase (types)

Answer 5

absolute, infinitive, participle, prepositional

Question 6

absolute phrase (definition)

Answer 6

modifies a whole clause or sentence

Question 7

infinitive phrase (definition)

Answer 7

functions as an adjective, adverb or noun

Question 8

participle phrase (definition)

Answer 8

functions as an adjective and modifies nouns

Question 9

prepositional phrase (definition)

Answer 9

preposition that modifies a noun or pronoun

Question 10

modifier (types)

Answer 10

dangling, limiting, squinting

Question 11

dangling modifier (definition)

Answer 11

considered dangling when it has been left hanging by an identifiable subject or noun

Question 12

limiting modifier (definition)

Answer 12

enforces restrictions on the subject, noun or pronoun they immediately precede

Question 13

limiting modifier (examples)

Answer 13

just, almost, hardly, not barely, at first, simply

Question 14

squinting modifier (definition)

Answer 14

an ambiguous placement of a modifier

Question 15

split infinitive (definition)

Answer 15

when an adverb or adverbial phrase is placed between “to” and the verb