compound adverb

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• Compound modifier — A compound modifier (also called a compound adjective or a phrasal adjective or adjectival phrase) is a compound of two or more attributive words: That is, more than one word that together modify a noun. Compound modifiers are grammatically… …   Wikipedia

• Compound verb — In linguistics, a compound verb or complex predicate is a multi word compound that acts as a single verb. One component of the compound is a light verb or vector, which carries any inflections, indicating tense, mood, or aspect, but provides only …   Wikipedia

• Compound sentence — A compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses. It does not require a dependent clause. The clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (with or without a comma), a correlative conjunction (with or without a comma), a… …   Wikipedia

• compound relative — noun 1. : a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb used without an antecedent (as what in “what he says is true”, where in “this is where he was born”) 2. : a compound formed by adding so, ever, or soever to a relative pronoun (whoso, whichever,… …   Useful english dictionary

• adverb — [15] Adverb comes ultimately from a Latin word modelled on Greek epírrhēma, literally ‘added word’. The elements of this compound (the prefix epi and rhēma ‘word’) were translated literally into Latin (ad and verbum), giving adverbum. English… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• adverb — [15] Adverb comes ultimately from a Latin word modelled on Greek epírrhēma, literally ‘added word’. The elements of this compound (the prefix epi and rhēma ‘word’) were translated literally into Latin (ad and verbum), giving adverbum. English… …   Word origins

• English compound — A compound is a word composed of more than one free morpheme.English compounds may be classified in several ways, such as the word classes or the semantic relationship of their components.Compound nounsMost English compound nouns are noun phrases …   Wikipedia

• split compound verbs —    Some writers, apparently inspired by a misguided dread of split infinitives (which see), are equally fastidious about not breaking up compound verbs, whatever the cost to idiom and clarity. (A compound verb is one made up of two elements, such …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• Conjunctive adverb — A conjunctive adverb is an adverb that connects two clauses. Conjunctive adverbs show cause and effect, sequence, contrast, comparison, or other relationships. Contents 1 Common conjunctive adverbs 2 Punctuation 3 Examples 4 …   Wikipedia

• farther — farther, further 1. general. Further is the older form, being recorded in Old English and probably related to our word forth, while farther is a Middle English variant of further; from this stage the two words came to be used as the comparative… …   Modern English usage

• further — farther, further 1. general. Further is the older form, being recorded in Old English and probably related to our word forth, while farther is a Middle English variant of further; from this stage the two words came to be used as the comparative… …   Modern English usage