Modifiers are describing phrases or clauses which support or tell more about your idea. Therefore, they have to be placed next to what they modify. Misplaced Modifers: Dangling modifiers are those ...

2. The stranded preposition test. As opposed to pure modifiers, complements are incorporated into the meaning of the verb (or noun). There is one test for complements, but the test does not go far ...

Hyphenate when used as a compound modifier: He was active duty before becoming a reserve Soldier. He was an active-duty Soldier before becoming a reserve Soldier. African American (noun ...

THIS time, our back-to-the-basics review of English composition brings us to the demonstrative reference words — those handy ...

Place modifiers near the words they describe ... Pronouns must clearly refer to definite referents (nouns). Use it, they, that, these, those and which carefully to prevent confusion. Incorrect: ...

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Fisherman: Help! There's a beast. I'm trapped on the lake. My boat is stuck. Narrator: Nice use of your nouns there. Beast, lake and boat. How about we expand those noun phrases? Expanded noun ...

The modifier key is held down while another key is pressed one or more times. For example, a modifier key is used to move the cursor across text a word or sentence at a time, and it is used to ...

Sometimes, a given fluid doesn’t have quite the right viscosity or physical properties for a given application. Rheology modifiers can be added to fluids to change their viscosity and even change the ...

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Fisherman: Help! There's a beast. I'm trapped on the lake. My boat is stuck. Narrator: Nice use of your nouns there. Beast, lake and boat. How about we expand those noun phrases? Expanded noun ...