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QUALIFIERS

Etymology

Qualifier

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From the Latin,

"to attribute a quality to"

Subject verb prep noun

A word or phrase that precedes an adjective or adverb, increasing or decreasing the quality signified by the word it modifies.

Try to describe as specific as you can

the image to help another student to

guess

Use qualifiers to make it easier

Qualifiers of quantity: some, most, all, none, etc.

Qualifiers of time: occasionally, sometimes always, never, etc.

Qualifiers of certainty: I guess, I think, I know, I am absolutely certain, etc.

Qualifiers of possibility: Could, may, likely, possible, probable, etc.

Qualifiers of necessity: Must, should, ought, required, have to, etc.

Qualifiers of relative quality: best, worst, finest, sharpest, heaviest, etc.

Madonna

Michael Jackson

minion

park

minion

Little words can change arguments in a big way. It is much harder to argue the statement

These words are called qualifiers, and they change the scope of your argument.

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