Completers and Modifiers: Words That Act as Completers The role of completer may be played by a noun, a pronoun, or a word that describes the subject. The rowdy girls were making trouble. (Noun completer) The cop finally arrested them. (Pronoun completer) Behavior like that is crazy. (Completer describes the subject) A noun names a thing, person, place, or idea. A pronoun takes the place of a noun and makes it possible to avoid repeating that noun. Chapter 13 discusses pronouns in more detail. The kind of completer that describes the subject is a modifier as well as a completer. The later part of this chapter will explore modifiers in more detail. Click here for a list of verbs that take gerund and infinitive completers. Application 2

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