Qualifiers & Quantifiers

Qualifiers

Qualifiers are words that are usually used before adjectives or adverbs. Adjectives and adverbs are examples of modifiers. Qualifiers either limit, weaken or strengthen the modifier’s meaning.

Examples of qualifiers

The qualifier 'hardly' in the phrase ‘hardly a big monster’ is used as a qualifier to weaken the adjective 'big'.
The qualifier 'very' in the phrase ‘a very big monster’ is used to strengthen the adjective 'big'.

Spotting a qualifier

Look at the difference between these three sentences:
- He is a handsome man.
- He is a somewhat handsome man.
- He is a really handsome man.
All sentences give you information about the man’s handsomeness.

Spotting a qualifier 2

'He is a somewhat handsome man' weakens the handsomeness of the man.
'He is a really handsome man' strengthens the handsomeness of the man.
- 'Somewhat' and 'really' are qualifiers in these sentences.

Categories of qualifiers

There are four different categories of qualifiers:
- Qualifiers of time - usually, always, never, sometimes, etc.
- Qualifiers of quantity - some, most, all, none, etc.
- Qualifiers of certainty - I guess, I think, I know, I am certain, etc.
- Qualifiers of possibility - could, may, likely, possible, probable, etc.

Quantifiers

Quantifiers tell us something about the amount or quantity of something (a noun). Quantifiers can tell you about how many of something we have.

Quantifiers as numbers

Numbers as quantifiers:
- I have 3 apples.
- I have hundreds of apples.
The number '3' and 'hundreds' are both quantifiers.

Quantifiers as words

Quantifiers can also tell us about how much of something we have:
- I have most of the apples.
- I have lots of apples.
- I have plenty of apples.
- I have no apples.
'Most', 'lots', 'plenty' and 'no' are all quantifiers.

1Spelling

1.1Spelling

1.1.1Hard 'U' & 'I' Sounds

1.1.2Words Ending in '-sure', & '-mure'

1.1.3Words Ending in '-sion'

1.1.4'Ei', 'Eigh' & 'Ey' Spellings

1.1.5Spelling Words with 'Ch'

1.1.6Spelling Words with 'Sc'

1.1.7Silent Letters

1.1.8i Before e Rule

1.1.9Hard & Soft 'c' Sounds

1.1.10End of Topic Test - Spelling

1.2Prefixes

1.2.1'Anti-' & 'Auto-'

1.2.2Not & 'Inter-'

1.2.3'Mis-', 'Dis-' & 'Re-'

1.2.4'Sub-' & 'Super-'

1.3Suffixes

1.3.1Vowel Suffixes

1.3.2Short Vowel Suffixes

1.3.3Suffixes: '-ous'

1.3.4Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'

1.3.5Rules for Suffixes: '-ous' 2

1.3.6Suffixes: '-ly'

1.3.7Suffixes: '-ation'

1.3.8Suffixes: '-ation' 2

1.3.9Spelling: '-tion' Endings

1.3.10Spelling: '-sion' Endings

1.3.11Spelling: '-ssion' Endings

1.3.12Spelling: '-cian' Endings

1.3.13End of Topic Test - Prefixes & Suffixes

1.4Making Words Plural

1.4.1Plurals

1.5Homophones

1.6Word Meanings

1.6.1Homonyms

2Punctuation

3Grammar

3.1Word Classes

3.1.1Nouns

3.1.2Pronouns

3.1.3Verbs

3.1.4Adjectives & Adverbs

3.1.5Qualifiers & Quantifiers

3.1.6Determiners

3.1.7Prepositions

3.1.8Synonyms & Antonyms

3.1.9End of Topic Test - Word Classes

3.2Conjunctions

3.2.1Coordinating Conjunctions

3.2.2Subordinating Conjunctions

3.3Writing Coherently

3.3.1Building Cohesion in Writing

3.3.2Avoiding Ambiguity in Writing

3.4Verbs

3.4.1Subject-verb Agreement

3.5Modal Verbs

3.5.1Modal Verbs

3.5.2Can & Could

3.5.3May & Might

3.5.4Should & Shall

3.5.5Will & Would

3.5.6Must & Have To

3.6Phrasal Verbs

3.6.1Phrasal Verbs

3.7Subjunctive Verbs

3.7.1Subjunctive Verbs

3.7.2End of Topic Test - Verbs

3.8Sentences

3.8.1Subject of a Sentence

3.8.2Object of a Sentence

3.8.3Main & Subordinate Clauses

3.8.4Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences

3.8.5Complex Sentences

3.8.6Relative Clauses

3.8.7Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns

3.8.8Participle Clauses

3.8.9Run-on Sentences

3.8.10Sentence Functions

3.8.11End of Topic Test - Sentences

3.9Tenses

3.9.1Present Tense

3.9.2Past Tense

3.9.3Past Tense Using Have

3.9.4Future Tense

3.9.5Present vs Past vs Future

3.9.6Continuity of Tenses

3.9.7End of Topic Test - Tenses

3.10Adverbials

3.10.1Adverbial

3.10.2Saying Where & When

3.10.3Saying How Often

3.10.4Saying How & Why

3.10.5Using Commas for Fronted Adverbials

3.11Language Techniques

3.11.1Figurative & Emotive Language

3.11.2Active & Passive Voice

3.11.3Idiomatic Expressions

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