Answer:
Correct answer is: a verb to an adjective:
Verbs can turn into an adjectives by changing into participles.
In this case, they are verb forms ending in ‑ing (present participles) or -ed or -en (past participles), they are used to change nouns.
The hurried answer hurried = ( characteristic of the answer),
It changed the verb into an adjective.
The word "hurried" in this situation, gives an explanation to the type of answer this person "HE" gives.