Modifiers Flashcards

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Is the following modifier restrictive or non?

My car, a heap of red tin, broke down.

A

Non. Without …a heap of red tin…, we still get the essential meaning of the sentence.

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Is the following modifier restrictive or non?

Luigi’s, which was recently closed for sanitation violations, used to be my favorite pizza place.

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…Which was recently closed for sanitation violations… is a non restr. modifier.

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Is the boldface portion a restrictive or a non modifier?

The man …dressed in black…is my boyfriend.

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Restrictive. Without …dressed in black… we don’t know which man is the boyfriend.

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Find the two modifiers in the following sentence. Which is restrictive, and which is non?
The classroom on the right is where Mr. Lee, my favorite teacher, teaches.

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On the right-is restrictive; my favorite teacher- is non.

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Is the boldface modifier restrictive or non?

The day …it rained…was Pierre’s birthday.

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Restrictive. Without -it rained- we don’t know which day was Pierre’s birthday.

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What kind of modifier is the boldface phrase?

There is -barely enough -cake, so don’t eat a big piece.

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Barely enough is a limiting modifier.

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Which kind of modifier is the boldface phrase?

The club, -which was closed for weeks-, has now been reopened under a new name.

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A nonrestrictive modifier.

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What kind of modifier is the boldface phrase?

The ballet teacher, -who was extremely old-, was beloved by her students.

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A nonrestrictive modifier.

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What kind of modifier is the boldface phrase?

The car -parked down the street- is going to be towed.

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A restrictive modifier

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What kind of modifier is the boldface phrase?

-Draped with toilet paper-, the house had an eerie, sad look.

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A restrictive modifier.

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What kind of modifier is the boldface word?

We’ve seen -almost- every teen movie that exists.

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A limiting modifier.

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Is the italicized modifier a limiting modifier?

There were -barely- enough life preservers to go around.

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Yes

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Can a long phrase or clause be a modifier?

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Yes, A modifier is any word, phrase, or clause that describes another word, phrase, or clause in more detail.

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What is a limiting modifier?

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A limiting modifier is an adverb like -almost, hardly, merely, only.- Limiting modifiers limit the scope of what they modify.

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What is a nonrestrictive modifier?

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A nonrestrictive modifier provides a nonessential details or information. Nonrestrictive modifiers are set off by commas.

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What is a restrictive modifier?

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A restrictive modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is vital to our understanding of the sentence. Restrictive modifiers are not set off by commas.

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What is a modifier that limits the scope of an idea?

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A limiting modifier.

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T/F A nonrestrictive modifier is always set off by commas.

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True

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What is a word, phrase, or clause that is vital to our understanding of a sentence?

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A restrictive modifier.

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What is a word, phrase, or clause that is not viral to our understanding of a sentence?

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A nonrestrictive modifier.

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What is a limiting modifier?

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A word or words that limit the scope of an idea. Only/mostly/almost are limiting modifiers.