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Odessa Dawn Posted 11 years ago
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longer?

"Jacob worked for Laban longer than expected." Here, the word "longer" is an . . . .
Correct Answer: adverb
Your Answer: adjective

I don’t know why the word longer is an adverb not an adjective here. Is it an adverb since it is not preceded by a noun to be compared with, please?
  

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" Here, the word "longer" is an . . Correct Answer: adverbYour Answer: adjectiveI don’t know why the word longer is an adverb not an adjective here.

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  • " Here, the word "longer" is an .
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  • Correct Answer: adverbYour Answer: adjectiveI don’t know why the word longer is an adverb not an adjective here.
  • Is it an adverb since it is not preceded by a noun to be compared with, please?
  • It's an adverb.
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Odessa Dawn"Jacob worked for Laban longer than expected." Here, the word "longer" is an . . . .Correct Answer: adverbYour Answer: adjectiveI don’t know why the word longer is an adverb not an adjective here. Is it an adverb since it is not preceded by a noun to be compared with, please?
It's an adverb. It modifies the verb 'worked'.
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An adverb modifies a verb.

In your sentence, longer modifies worked.
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