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How to use modifier in a sentence

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This shows that the modifier gene did not affect Compact trait expression in the female.
Whenever possible, the interactions were confirmed with additional alleles of each putative modifier gene.
Someone decided that the semicolons were needlessly fussy, resulting in what English teachers call a dangling modifier.
The change in allele frequency at the modifier locus during diploid selection is given by Recombination.
The constituent that comes before a head in a phrase to qualify its meaning has the function of modifier.
Although the modifier in a noun phrase will often be an adjective, it doesn't have to be.
An alkyl group is a straight chain molecule, but if the modifier is in the form of a ring structure it is more properly called an aryl group.
When we use the expression a London Fog raincoat, we use London Fog as an attributive modifier of the noun raincoat.
This is possible because moving can function as an attributive modifier of the head noun pianos.
These congenic mice confirm the location, potency, and independent action of the C3H chromosome 1 modifier.
In this second composition, the acaroid resin is included as a burning rate modifier and the potassium nitrate to improve the effect of the resin.
Americans may sometimes find the prose a bit daunting, the occasional Anglicism, misplaced modifier, and passive voice requiring a thorough rereading.
A gizmo is available by unwinding modifier to change the position of texture.
The first case concerns the use of a noun as a modifier in a compound.
For example, a noun-phrase will typically consist of a noun preceded by a modifier, such as an article and possibly also an adjective.
A distinction is made between premodification and post-modification In diamond mines in South Africa, diamond is a premodifier and in South Africa is a post modifier.
The data show that the problem with modifier topicalisation in CamE is the violation of the co-indexation condition, which leads to non-Equi-NP-deletion.
When a modified work were downloaded or streamed, both the creator of the original work and the modifier would get a share of the resultant revenue.
The clause in question is a simple modifier of the main clause.
A coating is stable when a polymer modifier such as a toughener is mixed with the epoxy.
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Examples from Classical Literature
In these sentences, the indirect object me, being equivalent to a prepositional phrase, is an adverbial modifier.
A phrase or a clause used as an adverbial modifier is called an adverbial phrase or clause.
A subordinate clause that serves as an adverbial modifier is called an adverbial clause.
Two or more subordinate clauses may be attached to the main clause separately, each as a distinct modifier or complement.
Love he regards as the creative power, the destroyer or modifier being Hate.
A word or group of words that changes or modifies the meaning of another word is called a modifier.
A noun clause may be used as an appositive, and so may be an adjective modifier.
A phrase or a clause used as an adjective modifier is called an adjective phrase or clause.
Since the indirect object is equivalent to an adverbial phrase, it is classed as a modifier of the verb.
No modifier should be inserted between to and the infinitive.
Y is a modifier of X, but unless X is present Y can produce no effect.
Electricity as a modifier of properties in turn throws flame into eclipse.
Eosin may be said to be a modifier of vermilion or vermilion of eosin.
In some of these examples, the predicate adjective has a modifier.
If the modifier is likely to reduce the amount of payment, leave the amount as is and let the payer reduce it when the payer receives the claim.
With the development of sentence parts the ablative modifier in the position before direct object drifted apart from the predicate and obtained genitive function.
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