''If I had known as much this morning" What is the role of 'much' here?





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I only ask because my older brother is saying 'much' is a noun here, therefore it's the direct object, but I keep telling it's an adverb, and that 'morning' is the direct object. Please help me prove him wrong.










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      I only ask because my older brother is saying 'much' is a noun here, therefore it's the direct object, but I keep telling it's an adverb, and that 'morning' is the direct object. Please help me prove him wrong.







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