Completers and Modifiers: Combining Sentences A subject + verb
may take more than one completer. Completers may be compounded
by the conjunctions and, but, yet, or, nor: Every 15,000 miles,
you should change the oil and the oil filter in your car. A word
may take more than one modifier. Sometimes modifiers simply pile
up near the word they modify: You may need an adjustable long-
handled filter wrench [with a swivel joint]. At other times,
modifiers are connected by the same conjunctions that create
compound subjects, verbs, and completers--and, but, yet, or,
nor: However, [without tools] but [with a strong bare-handed
grip] you can unscrew the filter simply and quickly.