modifier

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/

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• Hyphenation: mod‧i‧fi‧er

Noun

Singular modifier

Plural modifiers

1. (countable) (grammar) A modifier is usually an optional word or phrase, describing the degree, quality, manner, frequency, etc. of something.

   The word black is the modifier in the phrase a black cat.

   The word quickly is the modifier in the clause he quickly arrived.

Grammar (edit)
parts of speech	noun - verb - adjective - adnoun - adverb - determinative/determiner - article - participle - pronoun - conjunction - preposition - interjection
grammatical functions	head - dependent - subject - predicate - predicator - object - complement - predicative complement - predicative adjunct - predicative oblique - appositive oblique - modifier - supplement - adjunct - determiner/specifier
clauses	main clause - dependent clause - subordinate clause - relative clause