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== Modifiers, Qualifiers & Intensifiers ==
== Modifiers, Qualifiers & Intensifiers ==
* modifiers v. qualifiers
=== Modifiers ===
** modifiers change or add or "modify" the meaning of a word or sentence
* modifiers change or add or "modify" the meaning of a word or sentence
** modifiers provide or extent additional meaning to the reader
* modifiers provide or extent additional meaning to the reader
** qualifiers limit, or "qualify," the meaning of a word
* types of modifiers
* Intensifiers
** adjectives
** enhance or strengthen the meaning of a word
** prepositions
*** (opposite of qualifiers which limit the meaning of a word)
*** prepositional phrases
**
** adverbs
=== Types of Modifiers ===
** verbs as modifiers
* adjectives
*** participle phrase
* prepositions
** prepositional phrase
* adverbs
* verbs as modifiers
** participle phrase
* other
* other
** adjective clause
** adjective clause
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** adverbial clause
** adverbial clause
** absolute phrase
** absolute phrase
=== Types of Qualifiers===
** Nouns as modifiers
* Nouns as modifiers
 


=== Qualifiers ===
* qualifiers limit, or "qualify," the meaning of a word
* types of qualifiers:
>> to do
=== Intensifiers ===
* enhance or strengthen the meaning of a word
** (opposite of qualifiers which limit the meaning of a word)
* types of intensifiers:
** positive intensifiers:
*** very, extremely, absolutely, greatly, totally, highly, particularly, seriously, etc.
** negative intensifiers:
*** never, at all, dangerously, never, etc.
** intensifiers that can be both positive or negative:
*** awfully, completely
* See
* See
** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/modifiers Walden.edu Modifiers ]
** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/modifiers Walden.edu Modifiers ]

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Modifiers, Qualifiers & Intensifiers[edit | edit source]

Modifiers[edit | edit source]

  • modifiers change or add or "modify" the meaning of a word or sentence
  • modifiers provide or extent additional meaning to the reader
  • types of modifiers
    • adjectives
    • prepositions
      • prepositional phrases
    • adverbs
    • verbs as modifiers
      • participle phrase
  • other
    • adjective clause
    • infinitive phrase
    • adverbial clause
    • absolute phrase
    • Nouns as modifiers

Qualifiers[edit | edit source]

  • qualifiers limit, or "qualify," the meaning of a word
  • types of qualifiers:

>> to do

Intensifiers[edit | edit source]

  • enhance or strengthen the meaning of a word
    • (opposite of qualifiers which limit the meaning of a word)
  • types of intensifiers:
    • positive intensifiers:
      • very, extremely, absolutely, greatly, totally, highly, particularly, seriously, etc.
    • negative intensifiers:
      • never, at all, dangerously, never, etc.
    • intensifiers that can be both positive or negative:
      • awfully, completely
  • See

Sentence Diagramming[edit | edit source]

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