qualifying
     adj : referring to or qualifying another sentence element;
           "relative pronoun"; "relative clause"
     n 1: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies
          the meaning of the phrase [syn: {modification}, {limiting}]
     2: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future
        depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in
        introductory chemistry" [syn: {passing}, {pass}] [ant: {failing}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0