Below are explanations for the two Qualifier Samples:

Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov

It came to pass that, settling quite permanently in Paris he, too, had forgotten the child, especially when the Revolution of February broke out, making an impression on his mind that he would remember all the rest of his life.

As the interactive exercise instructs, the first step is to highlight any words that could be qualifiers:

It came to pass that, settling quite permanently in Paris he, too, had forgotten the child, especially when the Revolution of February broke out, making an impression on his mind that he would remember all the rest of his life.

There appears to be only one qualifier in this sentence:

1. QUITE: precedes and modifies an adverb(PERMANENTLY)

Challenge Sample from Robinson Crusoe

I told my mother that my intensely firm thoughts were bent upon seeing the very wide world that I should never settle to anything with resolution enough to go through with it, and my father should be giving me more robust consent than force me to go without it.

Again, the first step is to highlight any words that might be qualifiers:

I told my mother that my intensely firm thoughts were bent upon seeing the very wide world that I should never settle to anything with resolution enough to go through with it, and my father should be giving me more robust consent than force me to go without it.

For this sample, there appears to be two qualifiers in this sentence (INTENSELY is an adverb):

1. VERY: precedes and modifies an adjective (WIDE)
2. QUITE: precedes and modifies an adjective (ROBUST)

Tips to Keep in Mind

The KEY MARKER for qualifiers is if it precedes and modifies an adjective or adverb. The most important consideration is not to confuse adverbs, which can also modify adjectives, with qualifiers. Be sure to understand the difference..

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