👉 Modificative, in linguistics and semantics, refers to a change or alteration of meaning, particularly when it pertains to the structure or content of a sentence. It involves altering words, phrases, clauses, or entire sentences to make them more appropriate for another purpose. For example: - A person who is very lazy might say "I'm too lazy to do anything." - However, if they were to be more specific and modify their statement by saying "I'm really not that lazy,"