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Rxq
2008-01-03, 15:30
What is a modifier btw?
(I will probably know how they work once I remember what they are. however a review of the rules would be nice).

Gotta review all my grade school grammar stuff for some $$$.

reggie_love
2008-01-07, 06:28
You're going on "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader" aren't you.

Modifiers are adjectives and adverbs that modify the sense of a noun or verb.

For example:

"A red ball" red refers to the ball and modifies it as a thing, therefore red is the modifier.

additionally you could have something like "Bob danced quickly", quickly is the modifier.

I've actually never heard the term "modifier" used before, and I was an english major, but according to the definition that's what it refers to. :confused:

Rxq
2008-01-07, 16:46
Thanks.

Btw its the canadian version of the show, heh.

pcranequin
2008-01-08, 21:30
Keep in mind that adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs. For example: very is an adverb than can modify all three things. If you are having a hard time determining what part of speech a word is, it's probably an adverb.