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    Modifiers: Definition, Types & Examples

    A modifier is a word/phrase/clause which modifies other words in a sentence. To be specific, a modifier is either an adjective or an adverb.

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    • The adjectives modify the nouns, and the adverbs modify the verbs or the adjectives or the other adverbs. See the details of adjectives and adverbs.

    Example:

    • Alex bought achocolate cake yesterday.

    (Here, ‘a’ is an article which modifies the word ‘cake’ and the word ‘chocolate’ is the direct adjective of the word ‘cake’.

    So both the words ‘a’ and ‘chocolate’ are adjectives which modify the noun ‘cake’. The word ‘yesterday’ announces the time of the action, i.e., the verb ‘bought’. So it is an adverb which modifies the verb.)

    • Murphy, the president’s daughter, is verysick.

    (Here, the phrase ‘president’s daughter’ modifies the noun ‘Murphy’.

    In this phrase, ‘the president’s’ modifies the noun ‘daughter’ but the whole phr

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