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.
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.