Sports Ranking Vocabulary

noun the final or most recent thing in a series

adjective coming after all others in time or order; most recent

adverb most recently

• The last meeting of the board of directors was held on Friday.
• I saw you at the last party, you were having a great time!
• I'll catch you at the last class of the day, we can hang out afterwards.
• She felt like she was at her last breath, but she pushed through the pain.

noun a word or phrase that precedes or follows a noun or pronoun to show its relationship to another word in the sentence

adjective describing or limiting the meaning of a noun or pronoun

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

• In academic writing, it is important to use a qualifier to indicate the level of certainty in your statements.
• You should add a qualifier to your answer so it doesn't sound too definite.
• Throw in a qualifier so you don't come off as too cocky.
• Using a qualifier is like adding a safety net to your argument.