Here's how it works:
* Simple Subject: The main noun or pronoun in a sentence that performs the action.
* Modifier: A word or phrase that provides more information about the simple subject.
Examples:
* The beautiful bird flew away.
* The bird is the simple subject.
* Beautiful is the adjective modifying the simple subject.
* The big, red ball bounced across the room.
* The ball is the simple subject.
* Big, red is the adjective phrase modifying the simple subject.
Types of Modifiers:
* Adjectives: Describe the qualities of the simple subject (e.g., beautiful, big, red).
* Adjective Phrases: Groups of words that function as adjectives, usually including an adjective and other words (e.g., big, red, bouncy).
* Participial Phrases: Verb forms ending in "-ing" or "-ed" that function as adjectives (e.g., the singing bird, the broken window).
Note: Other parts of speech, such as determiners (articles like "the" or "a"), can also come before the simple subject, but they don't directly modify it. They help specify which subject is being talked about.