Grammatical Modifier
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A Grammatical Modifier is a phrase or clause element that modifies provides extra information about another element within the phrase or clause structure.
- AKA: Linguistic Modifier, Modifier, Qualifier.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Premodifier to being a Postmodifier.
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- Example(s):
- "I'm going to the Wendy's for a vegetarian burger." - the word vegetarian is a grammatical modifier because gives extra information about the burger.
- "The editor carefully proofread the author's first draft". - the adverb carefully is a grammatical modifier because gives extra information about the proofreading process.
- Lucy studied for her test in the library - the phrase in the library is a grammatical modifier because gives extra information about the the verb studied
- Compound Modifier,
- Dangling Modifier.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Natural Language Sentence, Complex Sentence.
References
2019a
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modifier Retrieved:2019-1-20.
- Modifier may refer to:
- Grammatical modifier, a word that modifies the meaning of another word or limits its meaning
- Compound modifier, two or more words that modify a noun
- Dangling modifier, a word or phrase that modifies a clause in an ambiguous manner
- Modifier key, a kind of key on a computer keyboard that changes the semantics of other keys (e.g., the Shift key)
- Car tuner, one who modifies the performance or appearance of a vehicle.
- Alphanumeric or numeric two-digit characters used to indicate certain circumstances or changes made to procedural, surgical, service, and supplies codes in the HCPCS clinical coding system
- Grammatical modifier, a word that modifies the meaning of another word or limits its meaning
- Modifier may refer to:
2019b
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_modifier Retrieved:2019-1-20.
- In grammar, a modifier is an optional element in phrase structure or clause structure. A modifier is so called because it is said to modify (change the meaning of) another element in the structure, on which it is dependent. Typically the modifier can be removed without affecting the grammar of the sentence. For example, in the English sentence This is a red ball, the adjective red is a modifier, modifying the noun ball. Removal of the modifier would leave This is a ball, which is grammatically correct and equivalent in structure to the original sentence.
Other terms used with a similar meaning are qualifier (the word qualify may be used in the same way as modify in this context), attribute, and adjunct. These concepts are often distinguished from complements and arguments, which may also be considered dependent on another element, but are considered an indispensable part of the structure. For example, in His face became red, the word red might be called a complement or argument of became, rather than a modifier or adjunct, since it cannot be omitted from the sentence.
- In grammar, a modifier is an optional element in phrase structure or clause structure. A modifier is so called because it is said to modify (change the meaning of) another element in the structure, on which it is dependent. Typically the modifier can be removed without affecting the grammar of the sentence. For example, in the English sentence This is a red ball, the adjective red is a modifier, modifying the noun ball. Removal of the modifier would leave This is a ball, which is grammatically correct and equivalent in structure to the original sentence.
2019c
- (Wiktionary, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/modifier Retrieved:2019-1-20.
2005
- (ANSI Z39.19, 2005) ⇒ ANSI. (2005). “ANSI/NISO Z39.19 - Guidelines for the Construction, Format, and Management of Monolingual Controlled Vocabularies." ANSI.
- QUOTE: "modifier In a compound term, one or more components that serve to narrow the extension of a focus and specify one of its subclasses. Also known as difference.