1. Hey kids,
Can any of you tell me about
modifiers?

3. Class, anyone….
Bueller? Anyone?
Modifiers?

5. Well, it’s a start any way.
This looks like a job for…

6. Me!
&
The Language
League

8. Modifier Edition
Starring

9. Definition of Modify
• To limit or restrict meaning
So how does this work with words?
The word box could be referring to any of the boxes above.
However, if the modifier red is added we limit
the choices and know which box is being
referenced.

10. Adjective
Definition - words used to modify nouns and pronouns.
Adjectives do this by answering:
• What kind?
• Which one?
• How many?
• How much?

11. Two ways adjectives work
Placed directly in front of a noun.
NounAdjective
girlpretty
The pretty girl danced.
Used as a predicate adjective after a
linking verb.
Noun Linking verb Adjective
girl is pretty
The dancing girl is pretty.

12. Special types
• Proper
• Once proper nouns but used as adjectives
• Articles
• a, an & the
• Demonstratives
• This, that, these, & those

13. Practice
• On your worksheet complete practice 1 by underlining the adjectives.
Then write the question it answers above it.
What kind?
Which one?
How many?
How much?

14. Check yourself
Which one?
1. That one is being sold.
How Many? What kind?
2. The green dress belongs to her.
How much?
3. You have more homework than me.
How Many?
4. Eight people voted yes.

15. Adverbs
• Definition – a word used to modify a
verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Adverbs do this by answering:
• How?
• When?
• Where?
• How often?
• To what extent?

16. Examples:
• Modifying a verb.
• The boy ran quickly. How did the boy run?
• Modifying an adjective.
• The rather ugly monster scared him. To what extent was the monster ugly?
• Modifying another adverb.
• The boy ran very quickly. How quickly?

17. Practice
• On your worksheet complete practice 2 by what the underlined
adverb is modifying above it.
• Verb
• Adverb
• Adjective

18. Check yourself
verb
1. The train engine slowly pulled the freight cars.
adverb
2. The teacher talked very rapidly.
adjective
3. The rather charming girl left early.
verb
4. The fish always swim.

19. But wait there’s more…
• Act now and we will throw in a third part of speech at no extra cost.

20. Preposition
• A word used to indicate a relationship
between an object and another word in a
sentence.
• Prepositions can not act alone; they must have an object.
• This means a preposition will always be a part of a phrase
if used correctly.

21. Phrases
• A phrase is a group of words working together as a single part of
speech.

22. How prepositions work
• Prepositional phrases will work to modify in the same ways that
adjectives and adverbs do.
• So if you ask the questions given earlier and get a one word
answer, the answer is either an adjective or adverb depending on the
question.
• If the question needs two or more words to answer it and does not
contain both a subject and a verb, it is a prepositional phrase.

23. Practice
Homework:
Complete the adverb or preposition worksheet.
Remember if it does not have an object, it is not a preposition.