Modifiers for HSC

 Modifier Exercises with Answers

Read the following passages and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces

1. Once a cook roasted a duck for his master. The roast looked (a) … (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) delicious. He failed to resist (b) … (pre-modify the noun with a possessive) temptation and ate one of its drumsticks. When his master sat down (c) … (post-modify the verb with an infinitive), he quickly noticed the (d) … (pre-modify the noun) leg and asked him about it. The cook replied that the duck had (e) … (pre-modify the noun) leg only. The master said that there was no such thing as one (f) … (pre-modify the noun) duck. He insisted that this duck had only one leg. (g) … (pre-modify the verb with a present participle) angry, the master threatened (h) … (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) him from the job. The cook looked out of the window and some ducks (i) … (post-modify the noun with a present participle) outside in the yard. He saw one duck (j) … (post-modify the noun) one leg folding the other one inside.

Answer: (a) very (b) his (c) to eat (d) missing (e) one (f) legged(g) Being (h) to fire (i) resting (j) standing.

2. Drug addiction among the young generation has become a (a) … (pre modify the noun) concern. Drug is usually used as medicine (b) … (use an infinitive) diseases and an excess of taking drug mono disease is called drug addiction. It has grasped the young generation (c) … (post modify the verb) drugs to forget (d) … (use possessive) sadness. (E) … (pre modify the noun) people take various drugs (f) … (post modify the verb). Drug addiction causes (g) … (use an adjective) harms to human body. (H) … (use a participle phrase). We can remove this curse from our society. All concerned should take initiatives (I) … (use an infinitive) it. The criminals should be punished (j) … (use an adverb).

Answer:

Computer is one of the (a) … (pre modify the noun) inventions of modern technology. It has changed the world (b) … (post modify the verb). It is being used in (c) … (free modify the noun) sectors. Both teachers and students use it (d) … (post modify the verb with an infinitive) knowledge. So, it is helping education (e) … (post modify the verb). It helps (f) … (post modify the verb with an infinitive) diseases. It has quickened (g) … (free modify the noun) transaction. It is also used (h) … (post modify the verb) in industries and factories. But it was not inventive (I) … (post modify the verb). It took (j) … (free modify the noun) years to develop.

Answer:

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