Copyblogger has three tips on using modifiers to spice up your writing.
resumptive modifier–repeat a key word close to the end of a clause and then resume the line of thought with a relative clause, elaborating on what went before.
Example–He finally faced his biggest fear, a fear that had plagued him since he joined the team.
summative modifier–you end a segment of a sentence with a comma, then sum up in a noun or noun phrase what you have just said, and then continue with a relative clause.
Example–He finally faced his biggest fear, a debilitating obstacle that had plagued him since he joined the team.
free modifiers–follows the verb but comments on its subject. It usually makes more specific what you assert in the preceding clause that you attach it to.
Example–He finally faced his biggest fear that had plagued him since he joined the team, eventually developing new found confidence and taking top honors.
