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Worksheet Description
This worksheet is an educational tool for teaching students about modifiers in sentences. It contains ten sentences, each with two options for a modifier: one is an adjective and the other an adverb. Students are required to circle the word that correctly modifies the noun or verb in the sentence. For instance, they must choose between “fluff” and “fluffily” to correctly modify “sweater” in the sentence “Helen wore a fluff / fluffily sweater.”
The worksheet is teaching students to differentiate between adjectives and adverbs as modifiers in a sentence. Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. By selecting the correct modifier, students learn to pay attention to the part of speech that requires modification. This practice is crucial for understanding sentence structure and for developing the ability to write more descriptively and accurately.