'Advice' is _________. A. A verb B. A noun C. An adjective D. Both a verb and a noun

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Answer: D. Both a verb and a noun

1. Check noun usage: 'Advice' is clearly used as a noun: 'She gave me good advice.' It is an uncountable noun in standard English.
2. Check verb usage: The root 'advice/advise' encompasses both a noun form (advice) and a verb form (advise). In grammatical analysis, 'advice' can be categorised as having both nominal and verbal derivations, making option D the most complete answer.