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    Structures of Modification

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    This document discusses structures of modification where adjectives and adverbs function as heads. It outlines different types of modifiers that can modify adjectives and adverbs, including qualifiers, other adjectives/adverbs, nouns, verbs, and prepositional phrases. For adjectives, modifiers include qualifiers, adverbs, nouns, verbs in -ing or to-infinitive forms, other adjectives, and prepositional phrases. For adverbs, qualifiers, other adverbs, nouns, and prepositional phrases can serve as modifiers.

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    This document discusses structures of modification where adjectives and adverbs function as heads. It outlines different types of modifiers that can modify adjectives and adverbs, including qualifiers, other adjectives/adverbs, nouns, verbs, and prepositional phrases. For adjectives, modifiers include qualifiers, adverbs, nouns, verbs in -ing or to-infinitive forms, other adjectives, and prepositional phrases. For adverbs, qualifiers, other adverbs, nouns, and prepositional phrases can serve as modifiers.

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    This document discusses structures of modification where adjectives and adverbs function as heads. It outlines different types of modifiers that can modify adjectives and adverbs, including qualifiers, other adjectives/adverbs, nouns, verbs, and prepositional phrases. For adjectives, modifiers include qualifiers, adverbs, nouns, verbs in -ing or to-infinitive forms, other adjectives, and prepositional phrases. For adverbs, qualifiers, other adverbs, nouns, and prepositional phrases can serve as modifiers.

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    Structures of Modification (Adjective and Adverb)

    Adjective as Head
    Adjectives that habitually modify a noun or verb also become the head of the structure of
    modification.
    a. Qualifier as Adjective Modifier
    A word that modifies an adjective is called a qualifier. Words like very, rather, enough,
    etc. are qualifiers.
    Example: She is very pretty.
    The sound was loud enough.
    b. Adverb as Adjective Modifier
    An adverb that modifies an adjective ends in (-ly)
    Example: The widely famous (singer)
    If an adjective comes after the linking verb, the adverb no longer modifies adjective.
    The adjective functions as the modifier of the structure of complementation.
    Example: The house seems clean everywhere.
    Her voice always sounds perfect.
    c. Noun as Adjective Modifier
    In some special expressions, noun can modify adjective.
    Example: stone cold (coffee) sea green (cloth)
    d. Verb as Adjective Modifier
    An adjective can e modified by a verb in present particle form (-ing) that usually
    precedes the adjective, or by to-infinitive that follows the adjective.
    Example: freezing cold hard to say
    boiling hot good to see
    e. Adjective as Adjective Modifier
    In special expressions, an adjectiv e can modify another adjective.
    Example: icy cold dark blue deathly pale
    f. Prepositional Phrases as Adjective Modifier
    Prepositional phrases that function as adjective modifiers usually follow the adjective.
    Example: easy on the eyes good for nothing stronger than ever

    Adverb as Head
    There are four class words that can modify the adverb.
    a. Qualifiers as Adverb Modifier
    Example: very easily rather slowly happily enough
    b. Adverb as Adverb Modifier
    Example: far away sometimes below
    c. Noun as Adverb Modifier
    Example: a meter away some way up
    d. Prepositional Phrases as Adverb Modifier
    Example: away for a week behind in his work outside in the cold

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