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Synonyms for modifier

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mod-uh-fahy-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər

Définition of modifier

Origin :
  • 1580s, agent noun of modify. Grammatical sense is from 1865.
  • noun limiter
Example sentences :
  • Y is a modifier of X, but unless X is present Y can produce no effect.
  • Extract from : « Mimicry in Butterflies » by Reginald Crundall Punnett
  • Electricity as a modifier of properties in turn throws flame into eclipse.
  • Extract from : « Inventors at Work » by George Iles
  • In some of these examples, the predicate adjective has a modifier.
  • Extract from : « An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises » by George Lyman Kittredge
  • No modifier should be inserted between to and the infinitive.
  • Extract from : « An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises » by George Lyman Kittredge
  • Eosin may be said to be a modifier of vermilion or vermilion of eosin.
  • Extract from : « A Critique of the Theory of Evolution » by Thomas Hunt Morgan
  • Love he regards as the creative power, the destroyer or modifier being Hate.
  • Extract from : « History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) » by John William Draper
  • A word or group of words that changes or modifies the meaning of another word is called a modifier.
  • Extract from : « An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises » by George Lyman Kittredge
  • Since the indirect object is equivalent to an adverbial phrase, it is classed as a modifier of the verb.
  • Extract from : « An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises » by George Lyman Kittredge
  • A group of words consisting of an adverbial object with its modifier or modifiers forms an adverbial phrase ( 41).
  • Extract from : « An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises » by George Lyman Kittredge
  • The simple sentence in  450 may be made complex by means of a subordinate clause used as a modifier ( 47).
  • Extract from : « An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises » by George Lyman Kittredge

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