Modifiers, Explained by your favourite Alaskan

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• Caption: Explained by your favorite Alaskan

woot, woot! Modifiers!

• Modifiers fall into 2 categories:
• Single-Word Modifiers: These can either be an adjective or an adverb, and they are one word long.
• Modifying Phrases: These are longer modifiers. They are placed as close as can be to the word they modify.
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Single-Word Modifiers

• In the grand scheme of things, not that bad
• Place 'em next to the noun or verb they modify
• Nouns are modified by adjectives
• Verbs are modified by adverbs
• Fixing them is pretty chill
• If the word just sounds strange, but is placed correctly (like in this: I drove careful on the highway. ) then turn the modifier into either an adjective or adverb
• (See Dangling and MIsplaced modifiers!)
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Modifying Phrases

• Modifying phrases are a little longer
• Place 'em close to the thing they modify
• When one of these is at the start of a sentence, the word after it must be the one that is logically modified
• Hint: Remember active voice!
• They usually begin with a verb ending in "ing" or "ed"
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