The beautiful lady

The beautiful lady

Structure of
Modification
What is modification?
Modification
Is the grammatical
tie that exist.
 Dictionary

To limit or describe the

meaning of (a word or
group of words)
What is the importance
of modification?
 Adjectives sometimes
modify whole phrases
which themselves
contain other adjectives.
Adverbs sometimes
modify whole
clauses.
 Phrases sometimes
modify other phrases or
whole clauses
Clauses sometimes
modify other
clauses.
And some words we do not
normally think of as
adjectives or adverbs
something perform the
grammatical function of
modification.
1. SINGLE-WORD
MODIFIERS

2. MODIFYING PHRASES

3. MODIFYING CLAUSES
SINGLE-WORD
MODIFIERS
 Ex.
The tall red barn
Give me an example…
MODIFYING
PHRASES
 Ex.
Government by the people
Give me an example…
MODIFYING
CLAUSES
 Ex.
When you practice,
you improve rapidly.
Give me an example…
The big black dog.
The big black dog.
Sneak into the back yard.
Sneak into the back yard.
The energetic principal.
The energetic principal.
Speeding down main, I skipped.
Speeding down main, I skipped.
Clarification?
 Construct 2 sentences with
SINGLE-WORD
MODIFIERS, 2 sentences with,
MODIFYING PHRASES, and
2 sentences with MODIFYING
CLAUSES.
Adjective and Adverb
Adjective as a Head
Adjective that habitually
modify a noun or verb
also become the head of
the structure of
modification.
 A. Qualifier as
Adjective Modifier
 A word that modifies
an adjectives is called a
qualifier. A words like
very, rather, enough etc.
 Ex.
She is very pretty.
The sound was loud enough.
Give me an example…
 B. Adverb as
Adjective Modifier
 An adverb that
modifies an adjective
ends in (ly)
 Ex.

The widely
famous (singer)
 If an adjective comes after
the linking verb, the adverb
no longer modifies the
adjective. The adjectives
functions as the modifier of
the structure of complementation.
 Ex.
The house seems
clean everywhere.
 C. Noun as
Adjective Modifier
 In some special
expressions, noun
can modify
adjective.
 Ex.
Stone cold (coffee)
Sea green (cloth)
 D. Verb as
Adjective Modifier
An adjective can be modified
by a verb in present
participle form (-ing) that
usually precedes the
adjective, or by to-infinitive
that follows the adjectives.
Ex.

Freezing cold
Ex.
Hard to say
Good to see
Give me an example…
 E. Adjective as
Adjective Modifier
In special expressions,
an adjective can
modify another
adjective.
 Ex.

Dark blue
Icy cold
 F. Prepositional
Phrases as Adjective
Modifier
Prepositional phrases
that function as
adjective modifiers
usually follow the
adjective.
 Ex.

Easy on the eyes

Adverb as Head
There are four class
words that can
modify the adverb
1.Qualifiers as Adverb
Modifier
Ex.
Very easily
Give me an example…
2. Adverbs as Adverb Modifier

Ex.
Far away
3. Noun as Adverb Modifier

Ex.
A meter away
 4. Prepositional
Phrases as adverb
Modifier
 Ex.
Away for a week
Behind in his work.