Describers Identification
In the phrase "The black box grew shabbier each year", what type of describer is used?
Factual describer
In the phrase "The black box grew shabbier each year", what meaning does the describer add to the sentence?
It tells us the color of the box.
Identify the pre/post modifier in the phrase AND state its meaning:
"the five slips"
Quantifier. This tells us exactly how many slips of paper.
In the phrase "There had been, also, a ritual salute, which the official of the lottery had had to use in addressing each person who came up to draw from the box" what do we learn from the embedded clause?
When the ritual salute had to have been performed before it was no longer used.
In the phrase "The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago", what do we learn from the prepositional phrase?
The objects spoken about are used for the lottery, a specific purpose is given.
In the phrase "The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago", what type of describer is used?
Factual describer.
In the phrase "The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago", what additional detail does the describer give the reader?
It specifies that the objects talked about are original (the ones used when the tradition began).
Identify the pre/post modifier in the phrase AND state its meaning:
"a ritual salute"
Ritual is a classifier. It tells us what type of salute was performed.
In the phrase "the chips of wood that had been used for generations", what do we learn from the embedded clause?
How long the chips of wood had been used for (generations).
In the phrase, "A tall boy in the crowd raised his hand" what do we learn from the prepositional phrase?
The location of the boy.
In the phrase "a sudden hush fell on the crowd", what type of describer is used?
Evaluative describer.
In the phrase "a sudden hush fell on the crowd", what meaning does the describer add to the phrase.
It describes how quickly hush (quiet) came over the crowd.
Identify the pre/post modifier in the phrase AND state its meaning:
"a long pause, a breathless pause"
Two describers, one is evaluative, the other is factual. They tell us what kind of pause occurred.
In the phrase "there had been a recital of some sort, performed by the official of the lottery," what do we learn from the embedded clause?
Who performed the recital.
In the phrase " the pile of stones in the corner" what do we learn from the prepositional phrase?
The location of the stones.
In the phrase "and the very small children rolled in the dust" what type of describer is used?
An evaluative describer with an intensifier.
In the phrase "and the very small children rolled in the dust" what meaning does the describer add to the phrase?
It tells us the size of the children who rolled in the dust.
Identify the pre/post modifier in the phrase AND state its meaning:
"The morning of June 27th"
Of June 27th is a prepositional phrase that tells us what day the morning happened on.
In the phrase "a perfunctory, tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each year" what do we learn from the embedded clause?
We learn that the chant had been said every year duly (according to tradition).
In the phrase "The people of the village", what do we learn from the prepositional phrase?
Where the people are from/what community they belong to.
In the phrase "a perfunctory, tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each year" what type(s) of describers are used?
It depends on the context. Perfunctory: something carried out with minimal effort (could be factual or evaluative), tuneless: not pleasing to listen to (could be factual or evaluative).
In the phrase "a perfunctory, tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each year" what meaning do the describer(s) add to the phrase?
Perfunctory, tuneless - describe the manner that the chant was performed with and the sound that the chant made when performed.
Identify the pre/post modifier in the phrase AND state its meaning:
"a great pile of stones"
A- determiner, great - quantifier, of stones - prepositional phrase.
They tell us how big the pile was AND that the pile is made of stones.
In the phrase "The pile of stones the boys had made earlier was ready", what do we learn from the embedded clause?
The pile of stones was made earlier in the story by the boys - a reminder of the beginning of the story.
In the phrase "there had been a recital of some sort, performed by the official of the lottery" what do we learn from the prepositional phrase?
The official being referred to has a job (performing) related to the lottery.