Literacy Grammar: Modifiers - Details in Writing

Decide whether the underlined modifier in the sentence below is an adjective or adverb: The blue waves lapped gently against the shore. a. Adjective b. Adverb

a. Adjective

Decide whether the underlined modifier is an adjective or adverb: The brown dog ran to its owner and licked his face. a. Adjective b. Adverb

a. Adjective

Which question below is related to adjectives? a. What kind? c. Where? b. To what extent? d. When?

a. What kind?

Decide whether the underlined modifier in the sentence below is an adjective or adverb The blue waves lapped gently against the shore. a. Adjective b. Adverb

b. Adverb

Decide whether the underlined modifier is an Adjective or Adverb: Sally drove quickly to the hospital. a. Adjective b. Adverb

b. Adverb

A word or phrase that helps describe a noun, pronoun, verb or another adverb is called: a. Preposition c. Adverb b. Modifier d. Adjective

b. Modifier

Which question is being answered by the adjective modifier in the sentence below? The green motorcycle raced down the street to win the race. a. Which one? c. How many? b. Which kind? d. How much?

b. Which kind?

Which question is being answered by the adjective modifier in the sentence below: The principal just stood there watching those girls run down the hallway. a. What kind? c. How many? b. Which ones? d. How much?

b. Which ones?

A modifier that adds information to a noun or pronoun is called: a. modifiers c. adverb b. adjective d. preposition

b. adjective

Which question does the adverb modifier answer in the sentence below: The cat swiftly darted in and out of traffic. a. Where? c. In what way? b. When? d. To what extent?

c. In what way?

Which question is being answered by the adverb modifier in the sentence below: Her blue eyes sparkled brilliantly in the sunlight. a. Where? c. In what way? b. When? d. How much?

c. In what way?

A modifier that adds information to a verb, adverb or adjective is called: a. modifier c. adverb b. adjective d. preposition

c. adverb

Identify the adjective modifiers in the paragraph below: I looked upon the scene before me - upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain - upon the bleak walls - upon the vacant eye-like windows - upon a few rank sedges - and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees - what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of Usher? a. before, upon, of, so b. looked, scene, house, landscape, walls, windows, trunks, unnerved, contemplation c. mere, simple, bleak, vacant, eye-like, few, rank, white, a, the, decayed d. All of the above

c. mere, simple, bleak, vacant, eye-like, few, rank, white, a, the, decayed