Modifiers
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Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that provide description in sentences to help writers accurately convey the picture in their heads to readers. Modifiers can be adjectives, adjective clauses, adverbs, or prepositional phrases. An example sentence is improved through modifiers like "Poor Stephen, who just wanted a quick meal" and "quickly dropped his fork on the cafeteria." Students are then asked to work in groups to write stories about funny anecdotes using premodifiers and postmodifiers in at least 15 lines each.
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Modifiers
- 1. MODIFIERS Universidad de Santiago de Chile Lectocomprensión
- 2. Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that provide description in sentences . Modifiers allow writers to take the picture that they have in their heads and transfer it accurately to the heads of their readers
- 3. Take a look at this "dead" sentence: Stephen dropped his fork. With modifiers: Poor Stephen, who just wanted a quick meal to get through his three-hour biology lab , quickly dropped his fork on the cafeteria.
- 4. MODIFIERS CAN BE: Adjectives : Poor Stephen Adjective clauses : Poor Stephen who just wanted a quick meal Adverbs: quickly dropped his fork Prepositional phrase: on the cafeteria
- 5. MODIFIERS PREMODIFIERS POSTMODIFIERS Poor Stephen, who just wanted a quick meal to get through his three-hour biology lab , quickly dropped his fork on the cafeteria.
- 6. ACTIVITY Think about a funny or interesting anectode that you or someone you know has lived. In groups of three or four, share your memories. Write your and your partner’s story in at least 15 lines (each) using premodifiers and postmodifiers. Hand in to your teacher.