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Modification

The document discusses different types of modifiers in English grammar including determiners, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases. It provides examples and notes about each type of modifier and how they are used to modify nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and sentences.

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Modification

The document discusses different types of modifiers in English grammar including determiners, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases. It provides examples and notes about each type of modifier and how they are used to modify nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and sentences.

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MODIFICATION

Determiners
• Determines are articles , possessive pronouns , quantifiers, numerical
adjectives, and demonstrative adjectives that modify nouns.
• She bought a car with her bonus (article)
• My book was published last week. ( possessive pronoun )
• All employees are required to attend the meeting ( quantifier )
• The president liked the first proposal. ( numerical adjective)
• I think we should go with this option ( demonstrative adjective)
Adjectives
• Adjectives modify nouns and comes before or after a noun
• No more Canadian products are available here.
• ( NOT Canada products)
• He took every precaution possible.
• Note : adjectives never agree in number with noun.
• He took a three-week holiday.
• (NOT three-weeks holiday)
• He carried two large files ( NOT two larges files)
Adverbs
• Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives , adverbs, prepositional phrases or a sentence.
• She writes skillfully.
• Note : Linking verbs like sound, feel, and seem are followed by an adjective, NOT
an adverb.
• He seems tired( NOT seems tiredly )
• He is an extremely quick thinker.
• He worked painfully slowly.
• Basically , she quit because she was not paid enough.
• Note : Even though words like friendly, costly, deadly, lively end with the –ly
ending, they are adjectives and NOT adverbs.
Prepositional phrases
• Prepositional phrases modify a noun or a verb
• We always eat lunch at a restaurant near the office.
• Please complete the form in pen

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