Grammar

The word 'like' describes the noun 'build', functioning as an adjective meaning 'similar'.

The word 'much' modifies the noun 'sense', functioning as an adjective.

The word 'less' modifies the adjective 'fertile', making it an adverb of degree.

In this context, 'less' serves as a noun representing a smaller amount of money.

The word 'much' modifies the verb 'boasts', indicating the degree of the action, making it an adverb.

Here, 'except' introduces a clause, functioning as a conjunction.

The word 'much' stands alone as the subject, representing a quantity, which makes it a pronoun.

The word 'us' is a personal pronoun used as the object of the preposition 'of'.

In the sentence 'I know better', the word 'better' modifies the verb 'know', describing how or to what extent the action is performed, making it an adverb.

In 'both ways', the word 'both' modifies the noun 'ways', specifying which ways, which makes it an adjective (specifically a determiner).

In the sentence, 'provided' is the main action performed by the subject 'he' upon the object 'me', functioning as a verb.

In 'Both of them', 'both' acts as the subject of the sentence, representing a quantity of people, which classifies it as a pronoun.

The word 'and' connects two noun phrases, 'the cashier' and 'the accountant', functioning as a coordinating conjunction.

In this context, 'but' means 'who does not', acting as a relative pronoun equivalent to 'who... not'.

The word 'but' connects two independent clauses, 'We tried hard' and '(we) did not succeed', functioning as a coordinating conjunction.