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MODIFERS GRADE 5 BY CHERYL M. HAMILTON MODIFIERS Adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases are modifiers, words or groups of words that tell more about, or modify, other words in a sentence. MODIFIERS Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Prepositional phrases can act as adjectives or adverbs. To avoid confusion, place modifiers close to the words they modify. Adjective phrases usually come right after the word they modify. Adverb phrases may appear right after a verb or at the beginning of a sentence. Modifiers Examples As Adjective The towel on top is mine. As Adverb A crab ran under a rock. Modifiers Information The meaning of a sentence can be unclear if the modifier is misplaced. No: The girl set out a picnic in a red bathing suit. Yes: The girl in a red bathing suit set out a picnic. Modifiers Information The position of only in a sentence can affect the sentence’s entire meaning. Place only directly before the word or words it modifies. Examples Only he ate oysters. Nobody else ate them. He only ate oysters. He didn’t do anything except eat. He ate only oysters. He ate nothing else. Game Time Http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/misplace d_modifiers/quiz4690.html