Modifier

Modifier berfungsi untuk menerangkan waktu (modifier of time), menerangkan tempat (modifier of place), atau menerangkan cara dalam melakukan kegiatan (modifier of manner). Modifier pada umumnya berupa prepositional phrase (yaitu sekelompok kata yang dimulai oleh kata depan dan diakhiri oleh noun). Misalnya: in the morning (pada pagi hari), on the table (di atas meja), at the university (di universitas).

1.    Example of prepositional phrases:

In the morning, at the university, on the table.

A modifier can also be an adverb or an adverbial phrase.

Last night, hurriedly, next year, outdoors, yesterday

2.    Examples of modifiers :

 a.    Wanda bought a book  at the bookstore ( where did Wanda buy a book?)                              Modifier of place

    b.    We ate dinner at seven o’clock         (when did we eat dinner ?)

                            Modifier of time

    c.    He was driving very fast                    (How was he driving ?)

                             Modifier of manner

    d.    The coffe is in the refrigerator             ( Where is the   milk?)

                         Modifier of place

    e.    She drove the car on Main street             ( where did she drive?)

                            Modifier of place

Note : the modifier normally follows the complement, but not always. However, the modifier, especially when it’s a prepositional phrase, usually cannot separate the verb and the conplement.


sumber :1.  Buku Grammar review 

              2. http://ismailmidi.com/
              3.http://swarabhaskara.com/sentence-components/modifier-keterangan/