1. How to use modifiers and comparatives BY:KARLA PINON & JORGE LOPEZ

2. Misplacing Modifiers

3. “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?)

4. He Barely kicked the ball twenty yards. CONFUSION

5. HE KICKED THAT BALL BARELY TWENTY YARDS REPAIR WORK

6. DANGLING MODIFIERS

7. When a modifier improperly modifies something, it is called a “dangling modifier.”

8. CONFUSION  Changing the oil every 3,000 miles, there is an easy way to keep your car running smoothly.

9. Repair Work  If we change the oil every 3,000 miles, we can keep our car running smoothly.

10. Comparative/superlative The two basic ways to compare are using … as or than.

11. 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.

12. CONCLUSION  When using your modifiers correctly it will make your writing better or easier to understand.=D