Noun groups

Similarly you can use a describer and an intensifier if you need one.

Describers are basically adjectives—cold, blue, light, steady—used to the describe qualities of the noun. 

Intensifiers are usually adverbs, words like very, extremely, really—or, conversely, words such as slightly, fairly, a little—all of which modulate the intensity of a describer.

For more detail on describers and intensifiers, see the lessons on adjective groups and adverb groups.

Note that noun groups can have these other word groups embedded inside them—this concept will come up a lot in the other word group lessons.

Here are some examples in which we change the intensifier and classifier in the snippet:

Let's write a couple of variations of this snippet, with different intensifiers and describers.

If you are looking for vocabulary ideas:

Intensifiers—more intense

Intensifiers—less intense*

Describers (adjectives)

* Strictly speaking, words which weaken a describer are called mitigators not intensifiers, because they mitigate or reduce the impact of the describer. But for our purposes, it's better to have one slot in the noun group where both fit.