Likewise-regardless of the site classification, making sure there's adequate and appropriate site drainage (i.e. to stormwater drains) is a big part of protecting your home from reactive soil movement. Again, this is something a geotechnical engineer should be able to advise on.
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Definition. A word, phrase, or clause that functions as an adjective or adverb to provide additional information about another word or word group (called the head). Modifiers in English include adjectives, adverbs, demonstratives, possessive determiners, prepositional phrases, degree modifiers, and intensifiers. (See Examples and Observations, below.). Modifiers that appear before the head are called premodifiers. Modifiers that appear after the head are called postmodifiers. Modifiers may be either restrictive (essential to the meaning of a sentence) or nonrestrictive (additional but not essential elements in a sentence). See Examples and Observations below. Also see: 1  Modification.