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01. In English, adjectives usually [modify] nouns.
02. Foreign cars sold in this country must undergo certain [modifications] in order to reduce the amount of pollution they produce.
03. The carpenter made some [modifications] to our cupboard, so I could store the vacuum cleaner there.
04. Hugh made the bookshelf [modifiable] so that we can change the shelves around when needed.
05. Alice tried to [modify] her style of dress to please her new boyfriend.
06. Teachers often [modify] their language slightly when they speak to students who are learning English.
07. The right wing has been forced to [modify] its policies somewhat to attract more voters.
08. James Fenimore Cooper once said that principles become [modified] in practice by facts.
09. Only insects have true wings; other flying creatures, like bats and birds, fly using legs that are [modified] to be wings.
10. There is a group of engineers driving across the continent in an automobile which has been [modified] to run on cooking oil instead of gasoline.
11. Many people are concerned about genetically-[modified] foods and their effect on our health.
12. Abraham Lincoln once remarked that human action can be [modified] to a certain extent, but human nature cannot be changed.
13. A simple [modification] of the car's engine allows it to use cooking grease as fuel.
14. The manufacturer is [modifying] its vehicles to reduce the amount of pollution they generate.
15. In English grammar, an adverb [modifies] the verb.
16. Only cars with [unmodified] street engines are allowed to compete in the race.
17. Many problems are caused by the subtle [modification] of a river system as a result of urbanization.
18. The landscape of our planet is greatly [modified] by the tremendous volume of water circulating on its surface.
19. The Earth's shorelines represent a dynamic system which is continually being [modified] by the forces of ocean waves and currents.
20. One of the only ways the surface of the moon can be [modified] is by the impact of meteorites coming from space.
21. In the early to mid 1500s, new types and forms of vocal music which [modified] the dominant Franco-Flemish style appeared throughout Europe.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Modify — Mod i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Modifying}.] [F. modifier, L. modificare, modificari; modus limit + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mode}, and { fy}.] 1. To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to change a part of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • modify — [v1] alter, change adapt, adjust, become, convert, correct, customize, doctor, mutate, recast, redo, refashion, reform, remodel, reorganize, repair, reshape, revise, rework, shift gears*, switch over, transfigure, transform, transmogrify,… …   New thesaurus

  • modify — [mäd′ə fī΄] vt. modified, modifying [ME modifien < MFr < L modificare, to limit, regulate < modus, measure (see MODE) + facere, to make: see DO1] 1. to change or alter; esp., to change slightly or partially in character, form, etc. 2. to …   English World dictionary

  • modify — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. modifier (14c.), from L. modificare to limit, measure off, restrain, from modus measure, manner (see MODE (Cf. mode) (n.1)) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Related: Modified; …   Etymology dictionary

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  • modify — ► VERB (modifies, modified) ▪ make partial changes to. ORIGIN Latin modificare, from modus measure …   English terms dictionary

  • modify — modifiable, adj. modifiability, modifiableness, n. /mod euh fuy /, v., modified, modifying. v.t. 1. to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract. 2. Gram. (of a word, phrase, or clause) to stand in a… …   Universalium

  • modify — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, drastically, extensively, greatly, heavily, profoundly, radically, significantly, substantially ▪ Th …   Collocations dictionary

  • Modify — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Modify Originaltitel: Modify Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2005 Länge: 85 Minuten Originalsprache: englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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