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modifiers

mod·i·fi·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mod-uh-fahy-er]
    • /ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər/
    • /ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mod-uh-fahy-er]
    • /ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər/

Definitions of modifiers word

  • noun modifiers a person or thing that modifies. 1
  • noun modifiers Grammar. a word, phrase, or sentence element that limits or qualifies the sense of another word, phrase, or element in the same construction. the immediate constituent of an endocentric construction that is not the head. 1
  • noun modifiers Plural form of modifier. 1

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Origin of modifiers

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; modify + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Modifiers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

modifiers popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

modifiers usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for modifiers

noun modifiers

  • converters — Plural form of converter.
  • limiters — Plural form of limiter.
  • adjectives — Grammar. any member of a class of words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying, as wise in a wise grandmother, or perfect in a perfect score, or handsome in He is extremely handsome. Other terms, as numbers (one cup; twelve months), certain demonstrative pronouns (this magazine; those questions), and terms that impose limits (each person; no mercy) can also function adjectivally, as can some nouns that are found chiefly in fixed phrases where they immediately precede the noun they modify, as bottle in bottle cap and bus in bus station. Synonyms: modifier, qualifier, identifier, describer, describing word.
  • adverbs — any member of a class of words that function as modifiers of verbs or clauses, and in some languages, as Latin and English, as modifiers of adjectives, other adverbs, or adverbial phrases, as very in very nice, much in much more impressive, and tomorrow in She'll write to you tomorrow. They relate to what they modify by indicating place (I promise to be there), time (Do your homework now!), manner (She sings beautifully), circumstance (He accidentally dropped the glass when the bell rang), degree (I'm very happy to see you), or cause (I draw, although badly). See also sentence adverb.
  • conditioners — Plural form of conditioner.

Top questions with modifiers

  • modifiers are used to indicate what type of information?
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  • why do writers need to revise sentences containing dangling modifiers?
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  • which of the following sentences have problems with misplaced modifiers?
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  • which sentence does not contain misplaced or dangling modifiers?
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  • in which cpt appendix would all modifiers be found?

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