Question

Read the sentence. It took (less) time to drive from one city to the other than they had anticipated. Which answer correctly describes the bolded word? A) the word LESS is adjective decribing WHAT KIND....B) ttheword less is an adjective decribing How much...C) the word less is an adverd describing in what way...D) the word less is an adverb describing to what extent.

Answer 1

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 2

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.