Chapter 4 examines what completers do. In the sentences below, notice how the subjects, verbs, or completers grow in meaning when descriptive words or groups of words are added. These sentences grow branches. Love sometimes deceives people. Someone is painting fresh graffiti.
Some modifiers are single words, but others are groups of words.
Chapter 4 shows how modifiers work. But before you get there, experiment with the four sentence parts for a few minutes here. The following application will help you to see what you already know about subjects, verbs, completers, and modifiers.