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Modifiers: 1. Pre Modify The Noun

This document discusses 12 types of modifiers that can be used to modify nouns or verbs in a sentence. The modifiers are: pre modifiers like adjectives, present participles, past participles, articles, intensifiers, quantifiers, possessives, infinitives, post modifiers like adverbs, demonstratives, appositives, and noun adjectives. Examples are provided for each type of modifier to illustrate its use.

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Modifiers: 1. Pre Modify The Noun

This document discusses 12 types of modifiers that can be used to modify nouns or verbs in a sentence. The modifiers are: pre modifiers like adjectives, present participles, past participles, articles, intensifiers, quantifiers, possessives, infinitives, post modifiers like adverbs, demonstratives, appositives, and noun adjectives. Examples are provided for each type of modifier to illustrate its use.

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Modifiers

1. Pre modify the noun:


Adjective (Great/famous/popular/rich/...)
Example: Kazi Nazrul was a popular (pre modify the noun) poet.

2.Present participle:
Verb + ing
Example: After completing (use a present participle) my MBA, I will go abroad.

3.Past Participle:
V3
Example: I need a book which is written (use a past participle) about geography.

4.Article:
a/an/the
Example: There is a (use an article) tree.

5.Intensifier:
Very/fully/enough/...
Example: She worked very (use an intensifier) hard in her early life.

6.Quantifier:
Many/much/several
Example: I have bought many (use an quantifier) books from the fair.

7.Possesive:
Our/your/his/her
Example: In our (use a possesive) country people always tend to break the law.

8.Infinitive:
To + Verb
Example: Some proper steps should be taken to prevent (use an infinitive) corruption.

9.Post modify the verb:


Adverb (Slowly/quickly/...)
Example: You have to study properly (post modiy the verb) to get a good grade.

10.Demonastrative:
Some/this/that
Example: He has some (use a demonastrative) quality from childhood.

11.Appositive:
Noun + noun
Example: He is the CEO of a big life insurance (use an appositive)

12.Noun adjective:
Adjective + Noun + Noun
Example: Neymar is a skilled football player (use a noun adjective)

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