Completers and Modifiers: Combining Sentences A subject + verb may take more than one completer. Completers may be compounded by the conjunctions and, but, yet, or, nor: Every 15,000 miles, you should change the oil and the oil filter in your car. A word may take more than one modifier. Sometimes modifiers simply pile up near the word they modify: You may need an adjustable long-handled filter wrench [with a swivel joint]. At other times, modifiers are connected by the same conjunctions that create compound subjects, verbs, and completers--and, but, yet, or, nor: However, [without tools] but [with a strong bare-handed grip] you can unscrew the filter simply and quickly. Application 8

CONTENTS MAIN PAGE 4.1 Writing 4.2 "(Subject + Verb) Whom or What?" 4.3 Words That Act as Completers 4.4 Recognizing the Difference 4.5 How Modifiers Work 4.6 Single Word Modifiers 4.7 Prepositional Phrase Modifiers 4.8 Combining Sentences 4.9 Review and Practice 4.10 Fun With Grammar 4.11 Return to Your Writing 4.12 Mastery Test