👉 In linguistics and semantics, a commissive is a word or phrase that functions as an adjective to modify another word or phrase. It is often used in conjunction with the verb "to" to form compound words. Commissives are typically found at the end of sentences, indicating the relationship between two parts of speech. An example of a commissive is "to eat" (which means "eat something") which modifies the noun "food." Another example is "to be" (