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== Modifiers & | == Modifiers, Qualifiers & Intensifiers == | ||
* modifiers v. qualifiers | * modifiers v. qualifiers | ||
* | ** modifiers change or add or "modify" the meaning of a word or sentence | ||
* Nouns | ** modifiers provide or extent additional meaning to the reader | ||
** qualifiers limit, or "qualify," the meaning of a word | |||
* Intensifiers | |||
** enhance or strengthen the meaning of a word | |||
*** (opposite of qualifiers which limit the meaning of a word) | |||
** | |||
=== Types of Modifiers === | |||
* adjectives | |||
* prepositions | |||
** prepositional phrase | |||
* adverbs | |||
* verbs as modifiers | |||
** participle phrase | |||
* other | |||
** adjective clause | |||
** infinitive phrase | |||
** adverbial clause | |||
** absolute phrase | |||
=== Types of Qualifiers=== | |||
* Nouns as modifiers | |||
* See | * See | ||
** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/modifiers Walden.edu Modifiers | ** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/modifiers Walden.edu Modifiers ] | ||
** [https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/modifiers-intensifiers-qualifiers/ My English Teacher] | |||
== Sentence Diagramming == | == Sentence Diagramming == | ||