The Modifier The Modifier Know a modifier when you see one.
Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that provide description in sentences.
Modifiers allow writers to take the picture that they have in their heads and transfer it accurately to the heads of their readers. Essentially, modifiers breathe life into sentences. Modifiers can be adjectives, adverbs, absolute phrases, infinitive phrases, participle phrases, prepositional phrases, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses. Carefully chosen, well-placed modifiers allow your writing to express your unique slant on the situation you are capturing with words.