Word Modifiers

Directions:
1. Read each sentence closely to comprehend its message.
2. Distinguish which word in the sentence is modified by the word in bold.
3. When finished, click “Submit Answers” to check your answers.

 

1. What word is modified by the adverb “down” in the sentence “As he looked down into it he saw the red sifting of the plankton in the dark water and the strange light the sun made now”?

  1. as
  2. he
  3. looked
  4. into
  5. it

2. What word is modified by the artilce “the” in the sentence “As he looked down into it he saw the red sifting of the plankton in the dark water and the strange light the sun made now”?

  1. he
  2. saw
  3. red
  4. sifting
  5. plankton

3. What word is modified by the adjective “red” in the sentence “As he looked down into it he saw the red sifting of the plankton in the dark water and the strange light the sun made now”?

  1. he
  2. saw
  3. the
  4. sifting
  5. plankton

4. What word is modified by the preposition “of” in the sentence “As he looked down into it he saw the red sifting of the plankton in the dark water and the strange light the sun made now”?

  1. sifting
  2. the
  3. plankton
  4. water
  5. dark

5. What word is modified by the preposition “in” in the sentence “As he looked down into it he saw the red sifting of the plankton in the dark water and the strange light the sun made now”?

  1. the
  2. dark
  3. water
  4. light
  5. strange

6. What word is modified by the adjective “dark” in the sentence “As he looked down into it he saw the red sifting of the plankton in the dark water and the strange light the sun made now”?

  1. in
  2. the
  3. water
  4. and
  5. strange

7. What word is modified by the adjective “strange” in the sentence “As he looked down into it he saw the red sifting of the plankton in the dark water and the strange light the sun made now”?

  1. the
  2. light
  3. sun
  4. made
  5. now

8. What word is modified by the adverb “now” in the sentence “As he looked down into it he saw the red sifting of the plankton in the dark water and the strange light the sun made now“?

  1. strange
  2. light
  3. the
  4. sun
  5. made