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intensifier, intensive
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
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adjective
a word that expresses an attribute of something
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adverb
a word that modifies something other than a noun
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dangling modifier, misplaced modifier
a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'
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descriptive adjective, qualifying adjective
an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice')
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classifying adjective, relational adjective
an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument')
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positive, positive degree
the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
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comparative, comparative degree
the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
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superlative, superlative degree
the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
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dangling participle
a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'
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adverbial
a word or group of words function as an adverb
