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The document explains the concept of modifiers, which are words, phrases, or clauses that provide descriptions in sentences. It details various types of modifiers, including adjectives, adverb clauses, and prepositional phrases, along with their definitions and examples. Additionally, it distinguishes between finite and non-finite verbs, providing definitions and examples for each type.

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Modifier

The document explains the concept of modifiers, which are words, phrases, or clauses that provide descriptions in sentences. It details various types of modifiers, including adjectives, adverb clauses, and prepositional phrases, along with their definitions and examples. Additionally, it distinguishes between finite and non-finite verbs, providing definitions and examples for each type.

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Modifier

is a world, phrase, or claude that provideos description in sentences. Another definition in


short, a modifier is a describer. A modifier is word, phrase, or clause the that describer
another work, phrase, or clause.

Pengubah adalah kata, frasa, atau klausa yang memberikan deskripsi dalam kalimat. Definisi
lain yang singkatnya, pengubah adalah pendeskripsi. Pengubah adalah kata, frasa, atau
klausa yang mendeskripsikan kata, frasa, atau klausa lain.
1. Adjective, for examples: pretty, high, bitter.
2. Adjective clause, for examples: Who is singing on the stage, whose car is Ferrari.
3. Adverb, for examples: loudly, beautifully, friendly.
4. Adverb clause, for example: wherever she is, until he graduates from university.
5. Absolute phrase, for example: The wind blowing, we flied the kites.
6. Infinitive phrase, for example: to read a book, to walk around the park.
7. Participle phrase, for examples: dining with the Bennets, carrying some oranges:
8. Prepositional phrase, for example: by doing, in the kitchen, before the dark.

A. Prepositional Phrase
Prepositional phrase is a phrase made up of a preposition followed by a noun or
pronun. Here are the formulas to form a prepositional phrase.

Frase preposisi adalah frasa yang terdiri dari preposisi yang diikuti oleh kata benda
atau kata ganti.

Formula:
Prepositional + Noun, pronoun, gerund or clause
Preposition + Modifier (s) + Noun, Pronun, Gerund, or Clause

Examples:
 At Home ( At = preposition, Home = noun)
 With you (With =preposition, you = pronoun)
 After reading the book ( after = preposition, reading the book = Gerund)
 Before i arrived home ( Before =preposition, i arrived home= Clause)
 Down the stairs (Down = preposition, the = modifier, stairs =noun)
B. Adjective Clause
Adjective clause is a dependent clause which has function as an adjective (to explain
or describe a noun) in a sentence. An adjective clause usually begins with the
following relative Pronouns.
Klausa kata sifat adalah klausa terikat yang berfungsi sebagai kata sifat (menjelaskan
atau mendeskripsikan suatu kata benda) dalam sebuah kalimat. Klausa kata sifat
biasanya dimulai dengan kata ganti relatif berikut.
Formula:
Relative Pronoun or Adverb + Subject + Verb
Relative Pronoun as Subject + Verb
Example:
 The girls who that came to my house yesterday
 The dog which that always steals fish
 The children whom that my dad visit
 The day when dad calls me
 The market where bats are sold
 The reason why Devi cried
 The way how I solve this problem

C. Finite and Non-Finite Verbs


 Finite Verbs
Finite Verb is the main verb in an English sentence. This type of verb is one that is not
accompanied by an auxiliary verb at all or changed into a present participle ( verb-
ing).
Finite Verb adalah kata kerja utama dalam kalimat bahasa Inggris. Jenis kata kerja ini
adalah yang sama sekali tidak ditemani oleh auxiliary ataupun diubah bentuknya
menjadi present participle (verb-ing).

Examples:
o The verbs appear in each sentence
o The president promises to change Indonesia
o The truck demolished the restaurant
 Non-Finite Verbs
Non-Finite Verb is actually the opposite of Finite Verb . If Finite Verb is the main verb
in English and cannot be changed using auxiliary verb , then Non-Finite can be
changed into a verb in the form of participle, gerund, infinitive, adjective, and adverb.
Non-Finite Verb sebetulnya adalah kebalikan dari Finite Verb. Bila Finite Verb adalah
kata kerja utama dalam bahasa Inggris dan tak dapat diubah dengan menggunakan
auxiliary verb, maka Non-Finite bisa diubah menjadi kata kerja yang berbentuk
sebagai participle, gerund, infinitive, kata sifat, dan kata keterangan.

Examples:
o She asked me to do this job
o Delivering a pizza is a simple job
o I will stand on the right side

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