[2] Secondary motions that, by their nature, include a variable element, also may be amended.
[1] For example, the motion to postpone may be amended as to the length of the postponement; the motion to limit or extend limits of debate may be amended as to the number or length of speeches or the total time to be consumed; and the motion to commit or refer may be amended as to the details of the committee or the time within which the committee must report.
[5] A proposed amendment is treated like many other motions in that it could be debated and voted on.
[8] A related procedure that changes the wording in a motion is the device of filling blanks.
[9] An example are nominations—they are, in effect, proposals to fill in the blank in the motion "that ________ be elected.