how to use modifiers and comparatives
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How to use modifiers and comparatives. BY:KARLA PINON & JORGE LOPEZ. Misplacing Modifiers. “SOME ,MODIFIERS ESPECIALY SIMPLE MODIFIERS- ONLY,JUST,NEARLY,BARELY- HAVE A BAD HABIT OF SLIPPPING INTO THE WRONG PLACE IN A SENTENCE.”(WHAT DOES “BARELY KICK” MEAN?). CONFUSION. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How to use modifiers and comparatives
BY:KARLA PINON & JORGE LOPEZ
Misplacing Modifiers
“SOME ,MODIFIERS ESPECIALY SIMPLE MODIFIERS-ONLY,JUST,NEARLY,BARELY-HAVE A BAD HABIT OF SLIPPPING INTO THE WRONG PLACE IN A SENTENCE.”(WHAT DOES “BARELY KICK” MEAN?)
He Barely kicked the ball twenty yards.
CONFUSION
HE KICKED THAT BALL BARELY TWENTY YARDS
REPAIR WORK
DANGLING MODIFIERS
When a modifier improperly modifies something, it is called a “dangling modifier.”
CONFUSION
Changing the oil every 3,000 miles, there is an easy way to keep your car running smoothly.
Repair Work
If we change the oil every 3,000 miles, we can keep our car running smoothly.
Comparative/superlative
The two basic ways to compare are using …as or than.
Examples She’s twice as old as her sister. He’s not as stupid as he looks! It’s much colder today than it was yesterday.
I find science more difficult than mathematics.
CONCLUSION
When using your modifiers correctly it will make your writing better or easier to understand.=D