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Which word is an adverb used to modify adjective in the sentence It was quite late for a telephone call A B C D late?

The adverb modifying the adjective in the sentence "It was quite late for a telephone call" is quite.

Here's why:

* Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

* Quite modifies the adjective late, telling us the degree to which it was late.

Let's break it down:

* It (pronoun)

* was (verb)

* quite (adverb)

* late (adjective)

* for a telephone call (prepositional phrase)

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