Fill in the blank with the correct adverbial form: "The new machinery functions much _______ than the old model."

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A more efficiently
B efficient
C most efficiently
D efficiently

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Answer: A. more efficiently

Answer: (A) more efficiently
Explanation: The word "than" indicates a direct comparison between two entities (the new machinery and the old model). For adverbs ending in "-ly", the comparative degree is formed by adding "more" before the adverb (more efficiently).

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Fill in the blank with the correct adverbial form: "The new machinery functions much _______ than the old model."

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