Variety in Modifier Placement

·	Using Initial Modifiers:

1.	Dependent Clause: Although she wasn't tired, Maria went to sleep.
2.	Infinitive Phrase: To please her mother, Maria went to sleep.
3.	Adverb: Quickly and quietly, Maria went to sleep.
4.	Participial Phrase: Hoping to feel better, Maria went to sleep.

·	Using Mid-Sentence Modifiers:

5.	Appositive: Maria, an obedient child, went to sleep.
6.	Participial Phrase: Maria, hoping to catch up on her rest, went to sleep.

·	Using Terminal Modifiers:

7.	Present Participial Phrase: Maria went to sleep, hoping to please her mother.
8.	Past Participial Phrase/Adjectival Phrase: Maria went to sleep, lulled by music.
9.	Maria went to sleep, awakening to scary dreams, relieved when it was morning.

·	Combining Modifiers:

10.	Quickly and quietly, Maria, a young girl, went to sleep hoping to please her mom.
1.	Add an initial modifier to "The storm roared across the countryside."

  

2.	Add an initial modifier to "Paige listened to music."

 

3. Add a mid-sentence modifier to "The horse rolled in the mud."

 

4. Add a mid-sentence modifier to "Taylor ate the cookie."

5. Add a terminal modifier to "Leaves are falling."

     

6. Add a terminal modifier to "The computer broke."

    

7. Add a terminal modifier to "She called her friend."

     

8. Add both initial and terminal modifiers to "The children laughed."

      

9. Add both mid and terminal modifiers to "The cat chased the mouse."

    

	10. Add all three types of modifiers — initial, mid and terminal — to
"The wedding was approaching."

               

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