In the sentence "It took less time to drive from one city to the other than they had anticipated", the answer that correctly describes the bolded word is D:
The word less is an adverb describing to what extent.
In this sentence, the word less functions as an adverb; this means that it modifies or qualifies an adjective, a verb (in this case), or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
Answer:
D) the word less is an adverb describing to what extent.
Explanation:
An adverb is a word that modifies, adds further information or that puts more or less emphasis to a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase or a clause. We can normally identify them in a text when they provide a description of how, where, when, in what manner and to what extent something is or something is done or happens.
In the sentence, the word "less" acts as an adverb because it describes to what extent it took (a verb) to drive from one city to the other.
A.
carefully
B.
table
C.
placed
D.
on
"Empty" words refer to Low Information Content (LIC) expressions such as these listed below; X signals words or phrases that you should drop entirely from your written communications. Note how many of these phrases start (and end) with little connecting words such as: at, by, for, in, it, of, to, and with.
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Answer:
Qualities and skill that add value
Explanation:
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