Question

what is modifier? and how many types of modifiers?

Answer 1

A word, phrase, or clause that functions as an adjective or adverb to limit or qualify the meaning of another word or word group (called the head).

There are three types of modifiers. Prepositional phrase modifiers, Adjective modifier and adverb clause modifier.

Answer 2

are the dangling modifier and misplaced modifier not the part of modifier?

Answer 3

@ Miss_Deva......

Answer 4

Those are Puzzling Modifiers. The ones I wrote are basic modifiers.

Answer 5

So there are 6 types Modifiers.

Answer 6

I thought you were just asking for the basic one. :)

Answer 7

ones*

Answer 8

Puzzling Modifiers:

Squinting Modifier
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier

Basic Modifiers:

Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositional Phrases

Answer 9

no I want to asking about dangling modifiers.......

Answer 10

Dangling modifier: a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence.

Answer 11

for example??/

Answer 12

`when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' is an example

Answer 13

Or:
Hoping to garner favor, my parents were sadly unimpressed with the gift.

This is a dangling modifier because we do not know who or what was hoping to garner favor.

Answer 14

Three Common Types of Dangling Modifiers:

Dangling Participles
Dangling Infinitives
Squinting Modifiers

Answer 15

squinting modifiers??

Answer 16

For more about them: http://wps.ablongman.com/long_faigley_ph_3/87/22490/5757569.cw/content/index.html

Answer 17

^That should help you understand them better. :)

Answer 18

any other site for understanding the three types of dangling modifiers???
pls send me

Answer 19

One sec, I'll find you one..

Answer 20

pls

Answer 21

http://www.sabri.org/Dangling-Modifiers.htm

Answer 22

Dangling Participles : A participle intended to modify a noun that is not actually present in the text.

http://labarker.com/WritingRelated/hangingparticiple.html

Answer 23

http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/msplmod.html

Answer 24

That's about all I could find on Dangling Modifiers. There are a bunch of sites for Basic Modifiers, just not Dangling Modifiers.

Answer 25

thank you...........@ Miss_Deva

Answer 26

The Writing lad website had an definition for squinting modifiers:

SQUINTING MODIFIER - A variety of misrelated modifiers trapped between sentence elements, either of which might be regarded as the modified term:

Example: Why he collapsed altogether puzzles me.

Answer 27

Did it help or do you still not understand them?

Answer 28

yeah .........I got it... thnk u

Answer 29

Ok, Glad I could help somewhat. :]

Answer 30

ohhh!! yeah.. about modifiers any site???!!
@ Miss_Deva

Answer 31

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/modifier.htm

Answer 32

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. Essentially, modifiers breathe life into sentences. Take a look at this "dead" sentence:

Stephen dropped his fork.

Now read what several well placed modifiers can do:

Poor Stephen, who just wanted a quick meal to get through his three-hour biology lab, quickly dropped his fork on the cafeteria tray, gagging with disgust as a tarantula wiggled out of his cheese omelet, a sight requiring a year of therapy before Stephen could eat eggs again.

Modifiers can be adjectives, adjective clauses, adverbs, adverb clauses, absolute phrases, infinitive phrases, participle phrases, and prepositional phrases. The sentence above contains at least one example of each:

Adjective = poor.

Adjective clause = who just wanted a quick meal.

Adverb = quickly.

Adverb clause = as a tarantula wiggled out of his cheese omelet.

Absolute phrase = a sight requiring a year of therapy before Stephen could eat eggs again.

Infinitive phrase = to get through his three-hour biology lab.

Participle phrase = gagging with disgust.

Prepositional phrase = on the cafeteria tray.

Without modifiers, sentences would be no fun to read. Carefully chosen, well-placed modifiers allow you to depict situations with as much accuracy as words will allow.