We give names to people, to animals, to feelings, to objects, even to ideas. Verbs Children not only observe what objects are around them, they also observe what those objects are doing, and they learn words for the activities they observe. Words that express activity or the expenditure of energy are called verbs. Sounds confusing, doesn't it. If you need further explanation, click here to access the handbook .
Modifiers are words that change the meanings of other words.
For example, if a group of people were to close their eyes and think of a tree, each person might think of a different tree. If someone were to tell this same group of people to think of an oak tree, their mental picture would be more closely alike. If someone were to tell this group to think of an old, dead oak tree, the mental pictures would be even more similar. The words oak , old , and dead all modify the word tree . The words up and quickly modify the word walks .