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I am struggling with noun and verb modifiers, especially when it comes to adverbs and adjectives. Could any one explain how to identify both modifiers ? Here is an example with which i encounter problems : In the traditional Japanese household, most clothing could be packed f latly, and so it
was not necessary to have elaborate closet facilities.(A) flatly, and so it was not necessary to have elaborate closet facilities (B) flat, and so elaborate closet facilities were unnecessary (C) flatly, and so there was no necessity for elaborate closet facilities (D) flat, there being no necessity for elaborate closet facilities (E) flatly, as no elaborate closet facilities were necessary What is "flatly" in this case ? thx in advance !
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I'm not an expert on noun and verb modifiers. I myself have chosen to not give importance to that topic because I never understood it in detail. Still, I"ll try to answer your question based on my understanding.
In this question, b is the right answer. Flat describes the noun clothing, hence is an adjective, implying that flatly is wrong. We can rule our A, C and E based on this rule. Between b and d, I chose b since it was structurally a better constructed sentence.
Now, coming to noun modifiers - my understanding: phrases that modufy nouns are called noun modiefiers. Adjectives are noun modifiers too.
Eg. 1.The grey cat crossed the road. Grey is the noun modifier here(also an adjective,incidentally)
2.The teacher who taught us Physics last year has invited us to join her Physics club. who taught us Physics is the noun modiefier here. Noun modifiers are placed close to the noun that they modify
Verb Modifiers - my understanding: modifies verbs and answers questions such as 'when', 'how', where' etc. Adverbs fall into this category.
Eg.Everyday, I buy a sandwich at this Deli. Here everyday is a verb modifier that modifies buy. Verb modifiers need not be places close to the verb that they modify
Hope that helps.
NOTE - Any SC expert out herE? Let me know if my understaning is correct in this case.
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B says: n the traditional Japanese household, most clothing could be packed flat, and so elaborate closet facilities were unnecessary. Can flat, an adjective which should modify the noun most clothing is a right option here. Isn't a Noun Modifier suppose to touch a Noun?? I am confused between noun modifier and verb modifier. 
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Adverbs can modify almost anything (verbs, adjectives or other adverbs) but not nouns and pronouns. Adjectives modify nouns/pronouns. And if you are totally stumped, pick adjective  . This is just an empirical observation, which i have built based on the SC problems. Crick
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Crick, Thanks for the explanation. But i'm stuck between the option of using Flat or Flatly for this question. Lets consider using Flat is a better option as compared to Flatly but flat is not touching the noun most clothing here..
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Some words can be used as both adjectives and adverbs; flat is one among them. A few more are late, fast, hard, close deep etc. These do not need to be suffixed with the 'ly' tag to denote that they are adverbs. The test is to find the answer for these question, - packed when, packed where, packed how and some such. If the word could answer any one of the questions, then it is an adverb, since adverbs denote time, manner, place etc.
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daagh, Thanks.. That serially solves the queries in head.. But raises another question.. I am sorry but have to ask this question.. So here the flat is adverb and acting as verb modifier or it is adjective and acting as noun modifier?
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Flat in this context, is an adverb modifying the verb packed; make bold to choose B as the answer.
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