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Which word does the underlined phrase modify?

Our father folded the clean laundry before he left
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the house.
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A.
clean

B.
father

C.
folded

D.
laundry

2 Answers

2 votes
b. father
because its near the underline.
User Malisokan
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The correct answer is B. Father

Before he left the house modifies father because it further explains the father's qualities, that is he is a person that's left the house.
User Shivaji Varma
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