Modifier Words Example

It is known as a modifier to words or phrases that act by modifying the core of the subject in a sentence, complementing its meaning. Between the modifiers From the nucleus of the subject, there are the articles and adjectives that accompany the noun nucleus of the subject, define it and agree with it in gender and number. To these modifiers they are called modifiers direct.

When the modifiers they complement the core of the subject and can exchange their place, they are called apposition.

When the modifiers are attached to the nucleus of the subject by a preposition, then they are modifiers indirect. These can be of subordinate preposition, with which the nucleus is complemented, or, comparative, with which the complement is contrasted to highlight the subject.

Examples of Direct Modifiers:

The boat old.

Lold school.

Ana, old and decrepit…

The Writer slow.

A employee inefficient.

Apitions:

Idleness, mother of all vices, is harmful

Karina, singer, was on stage

Firulais, the one-armed dog, attacked fiercely.

Lopez, President, declined his candidacy.

President, Lopez, declined his candidacy.

Example of Indirect Modifiers with subordinate preposition:

Home of wood it is very warm.

The light at the end of the road it is a metaphor for death.

The waters Under the bridge they remained crystal clear.

The history From the beginning is full of doubts.

Rice Milky is my favorite

Example of indirect modifiers with comparative preposition:

The writing, like a jumble of fruits, it was a nonsensical text.

Computer, like rusty iron, kept getting stuck.

The student, which Teflon pan, learned nothing.

Children, like birdsThey fluttered all over the park.

The player, same as arrow, crossed the field over and over again.

Adjective words that are modifiers:

Good, Bad, Sweet, Bitter, Strong, Mild, Hard, Weak, Honest, Hot, Cold, Single, Married, Fine, Expensive, Cheap, Ordinary, Painful, Beautiful, Pretty, Ugly, Bad, Good, Pleasant, Unpleasant, Vulnerable, Invulnerable, Endurable, Unbearable, Intransigent.

Adverbs, words that are modifiers:

Truly, Also, True, Sure, Exact, Obvious, Probably, Maybe, Maybe, Never, Can, Neither, Negatively, Never, Always, Then, Then, Quickly, Quickly, Slowly.
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Prepositions words that are used as modifiers:

Ante,, Under, Fit, With, Against, From, From, In, Between, Towards, Until, For, By, According, Without, So, On, After, During, Through, Via, According, Allende, Pro, Except, Except, Even, More, Less.