Grammar for Life Rules and Examples.  A Modifier is a word that describes another word in a sentence.  A modifier should always appear next to the word.

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Grammar for Life Rules and Examples

 A Modifier is a word that describes another word in a sentence.  A modifier should always appear next to the word it describes.  If you misplace a modifier it can change the meaning of the sentence. Example: Incorrect: We saw a show about SpongeBob at the theater. Correct: At the theater, we saw a show about SpongeBob.

Vary Your Sentences

Vary Your Sentences – Forming a Compound Sentence  To link two or more sentences together to for a compound sentence, use conjunctions.  The butterfly was pretty. It had pink wings. It had purple wings. It had blue wings.  The butterfly was pretty, it had pink, purple, and blue wings.

Redundancy It is important to avoid redundancy, or unnecessary repetition. To avoid redundancy, do not repeat the action or adjective in the sentence. Incorrect example: My family and I had dinner at 6p.m. in the evening Corrected Example: My family and I had dinner at 6p.m. 2 nd Corrected Example: My family and I had dinner in the evening.

Redundancy It is important to avoid redundancy, or unnecessary repetition. To avoid redundancy, do not repeat the action or adjective in the sentence. Incorrect example: My family and I had dinner at 6p.m. in the evening Corrected Example: My family and I had dinner at 6p.m. 2 nd Corrected Example: My family and I had dinner in the evening.