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Write some examples of sentences that change the meaning of a word by using different modifiers?
Eventually I realized what they were talking about.
My grandmother is a very sweet woman.
The man was extremely tall.
It was freezing cold outside this morning.
Lately I have been feeling tired.
We quickly loaded all the kids in the basement for fear of the dreadful storms about to hit our town.
The storm slowly passed by us; however, we were still in for some rain and hail.
The reporter briefly talked about the damage that was done by the storms.
I gently put all the breakable glass on the top shelf, out of the reach of the curious children.
These sentences are all fine, but I don't understand how the instructions sentence applies to all this.
You haven't changed any meanings by using different modifiers.
I think these are examples of what the teacher expects.
The frail old woman slowly walked to the door.
The sprightly young woman quickly walked to the door.
Jennifer always does her homework.
Jennifer occasionally does her homework.
Jennifer does not do her homework.
Yes, you have written some examples of sentences that change the meaning of a word by using different modifiers. Modifiers are words or phrases that provide additional information about another word in the sentence. They can change the intensity, degree, or emphasis of the word they modify.
For example:
- The word "eventually" modifies the verb "realized" and indicates that the realization took some time to occur.
- The word "very" modifies the adjective "sweet" and emphasizes that the grandmother is exceptionally sweet.
- The word "extremely" modifies the adjective "tall" and emphasizes that the man is exceptionally tall.
- The phrase "freezing cold" modifies the noun "outside" and emphasizes the extreme coldness.
- The word "lately" modifies the verb phrase "have been feeling" and indicates that the feeling of tiredness has been happening recently.
- The word "quickly" modifies the verb "loaded" and emphasizes the speed at which the kids were loaded in the basement.
- The word "dreadful" modifies the noun "storms" and emphasizes the severity or negative quality of the storms.
- The word "slowly" modifies the verb "passed" and indicates that the storm's movement was slow.
- The word "briefly" modifies the verb "talked" and indicates that the reporter only spoke about the damage for a short period.
- The word "gently" modifies the verb "put" and indicates that the action of putting the breakable glass was done carefully or softly.
By using different modifiers in these sentences, you can see how the meaning or emphasis of the words is changed and provides more specific details or qualities about the subject.