Question
You don’t have to be a grammarian to understand modifiers! A modifier is simply a word or phrase that modifies, or changes, our understanding of another word or phrase in a sentence. Both adjectives and adverbs act as modifiers. Adjectives modify nouns, as in “the yellow car.” Adverbs modify adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs, as in, “He spoke beautifully.” Modifiers can also be phrases that act as adjectives and adverbs, as in “Choking and sputtering, the politician stopped the interview.”
Usually, the modified word or phrase is very close to the modifier in a sentence or clause. For example, in the sentence, “I poured myself a glass of cold water,” the adjective “cold” modifies “water.” What about the sentence, “Nana makes lemonade with extra lemon juice”? Here, the phrase “with extra lemon juice” acts as an adjective to modify “lemonade.”
Which word is a modifier in this sentence?
I slowly ate the pizza; it took 20 minutes!
A
I
B
slowly
C
ate
D
took
Usually, the modified word or phrase is very close to the modifier in a sentence or clause. For example, in the sentence, “I poured myself a glass of cold water,” the adjective “cold” modifies “water.” What about the sentence, “Nana makes lemonade with extra lemon juice”? Here, the phrase “with extra lemon juice” acts as an adjective to modify “lemonade.”
Which word is a modifier in this sentence?
I slowly ate the pizza; it took 20 minutes!
A
I
B
slowly
C
ate
D
took
Answers
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The correct answer is **B** (slowly).
In this sentence, "slowly" is an adverb that modifies the verb "ate," describing how the action of eating the pizza was performed.
In this sentence, "slowly" is an adverb that modifies the verb "ate," describing how the action of eating the pizza was performed.