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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Could 'environmentally friendly ' be called a compound adjective? When using it in the comparative, should it be 'more environmentally friendly', or 'environmentally friendlier' ?

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more environmentally friendly.

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more environmentally friendly.
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Environmentally friendly- is a adjectival phrase in which friendly is modified by Environmentally.

User-friendly is a compound adjective.
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It is not a compound adjective, it is an adverb of manner (environmentally) modifying or giving more information about friendly which is an adjective.

it would be "more environmentally friendly"
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