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 == 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
 ** adjective clause
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 ** adverbial clause
 ** 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
 ** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/modifiers Walden.edu Modifiers ]