60 Examples of Direct and Indirect Modifiers

Direct and indirect modifiers

The direct and indirect modifiers are words that are part of the subject of a sentence and provide information about their core. For example: The bed of wood it broke. ("La" is direct modifier / "wooden" is indirect modifier)

All sentences bimembres are divided into two large parts: a subject (who performs the action) and a predicate (the action that is performed). Each of these parts has a nucleus, that is, the most important word in the structure. And, complementing the kernel and providing information about it, there are different modifiers.

In the case of the subject, the nucleus is usually a noun and modifiers can be direct or indirect.

Direct modifiers

The direct modifiers they are directly glued to the core (before or after) and can be:

Two direct modifiers can also be presented together.
For example: Ourgood intentions are unquestionable. / Thehuge ships sank.

Indirect modifiers 

The indirect modifiers are linked to the nucleus through a bridge (subordinate nexus) built from a preposition. For example:

Examples of sentences with direct modifiers

1. Your friends were late to the party

MD: tus (possessive adjective)

1. The truths said they can be forgiven

MD: Las (definite article), said (qualifying adjective)

1. A shadow dark covered her face

MD: Una (indeterminate article), obscure (qualifying adjective)

1. My shoes green they have no comparison

MD: Mis (possessive pronoun), green (qualifying adjective)

1. Everyonethe men are the same

MD: Todos (numeral adjective), los (definite article)

1. No explorer has survived this jungle

MD: None (adjective of quantity)

1. Thetop teachers commit to the students

MD: Los (definite article), better (qualifying adjective)

1. Atremendous beating would lower Miguel's fumes

MD: Una (indeterminate article), tremendous (qualifying adjective)

1. Manygood women suffer from not finding a partner

MD: Many (adjective of quantity), good (qualifying adjective)

1. Hisnew office has too much humidity

MD: Su (possessive adjective), new (qualifying adjective)

1. The police stopped us at the entrance

MD: The (definite article)

1. Last Tuesday it collapsed the bridge broken.

MD: el (definite article), broken (qualifying adjective)

1. Thebeautiful ruins Sumerian They are the tourist attraction of Baghdad.

MD: Las (article), beautiful (qualifying adjective), Sumerian (qualifying adjective)

1. Every Thursday a girl blonde asks you at the entrance

MD: una (definite article), blonde (qualifying adjective)

1. The last century thecruel Nazis invaded Europe

MD: los (definite article), cruel (qualifying adjective)

1. Where were they born the bodies celestial?

MD: los (definite article), celestes (qualifying adjective)

1. From the earth they sprouted fierce Lizards giants.

MD: fierce (qualifying adjective), giants (size adjective)

1. Did they set sail again those navigators failed?

MD: those (demonstrative adjective), failed (qualifying adjective)

1. ¡A meteorite huge is coming to earth!

MD: Un (indeterminate article), huge (qualifying adjective)

1. ¡New offers will appear in the morning!

MD: New (qualifying adjective)

1. Few countries rich they will lend us money

MD: Few (adjective of quantity), rich (qualifying adjective)

1. These sneakers red they came from new york

MD: These (demonstrative adjective), coloradas (qualifying adjective)

1. The rain torrential forced us to make a stop

MD: La (definite article), torrential (qualifying adjective)

1. Broke into the room a light sudden.

MD: una (indeterminate article), sudden (qualifying adjective)

1. Me plan is to move at the end of the month.

MD: My (possessive adjective)

1. Thegood Rodolfo lost his wife.

MD: El (definite article), good (qualifying adjective)

1. Lousy ruler plunges my country into misery.

MD: Un (indeterminate article), lousy (qualifying adjective)

1. There they are born nails very oysters delicious.

MD: unas (indefinite article), delicious (qualifying adjective)

1. A lots of merchants crafty they make a fortune

MD: Many (adjective of quantity), cunning (qualifying adjective)

1. Mepoor mother is alone at home

MD: My (possessive adjective), poor (qualifying adjective)

Examples of sentences with indirect modifiers

1. The father Monica's she passed away this morning

MI: from Monica

1. Children from college they throw stones at the cars

MI: from school

1. A lot of women with banners suddenly flooded the street

MI: with banners

1. A legion termite disappeared in the forest

MI: from termites

1. That dress in fashion comes from paris

MI: fashionable

1. Dreams of the child they were unsettling.

MI: of the child

1. A star positrons shines in the distance.

MI: positrons

1. The sweat of the worker generates houses to the boss.

MI: from the worker

1. The hits of the life they are very strong.

MI: of life

1. That present for jonah it cost me a fortune.

MI: for Jonah

1. Medicine for the heart she is scarce throughout the country.

MI: for the heart

1. Accidents abound due to user negligence.

MI: user negligence

1. His grandfather with silver he comes to visit him.

MI: with silver

1. Only the fruits fell from the tree with worms.

MI: with worms

1. The new computer arrived no keyboard.

MI: no keyboard

1. Sheets checkered they cost almost twice as much.

MI: checkered

1. Fourth from my younger brother It smells horrible.

MI: from my younger brother

1. The main street of the consortium It will be closed early.

MI: from the consortium

1. All the ways of fire they are seductive in the extreme.

MI: from fire

1. My departure towards Rome it will take place the day after tomorrow.

MI: towards Rome

1. The return from Jupiter it would take no less than ten years.

MI: from Jupiter

1. The immigrants without studies they lack opportunities here.

MI: no studies

1. My article about atoms it will be ready this afternoon.

MI: about atoms

1. A drop of burned oil it will pollute a liter of clean water.

MI: oil burned

1. The book of poems It is from Alfaguara.

MI: of poems

1. A cat on the roof it does not let me sleep.

MI: on the roof

1. This flower to Mary it is a last gesture of love.

MI: for Maria

1. That city between the jungle it is difficult to understand.

MI: between the jungle

1. A shout in the crowd lalerted you to danger.

MI: in the crowd

1. The stones are a bummer under the mattress.

MI: under the mattress