the answer is A to this. I might have it confused with a different book.
When you talk to or about someone in a mocking tone, you're making fun of them in a nasty, mean way. But if you're a comedy writer or political satirist, a mocking attitude is a tool of your trade.
The correct statement is option B) “some words that are usually nouns can function as adjectives”. Sometimes nouns can function as adjectives depending on their placement within the sentence
Option A is incorrect since adjectives cannot modify adverbs.
Option C is also incorrect since an adjective only modifies nouns
Option D is also incorrect since adverbs do not modify nouns. Adverbs modify an adjective, a verb, a clause, and another adverb.
