Question

Which answer correctly identifies the adjective phrase and the word it modifies in this sentence?

My favorite book is tattered and fragile because I have read it many times.

A. The phrase "many times" modifies the word read.

B. The phrase "because I have" modifies the word tattered.

C. The phrase "tattered and fragile" modifies the word book.

D. The phrase "favorite book" modifies the word My.

C would be the answer since its adjective right?

Answer 1

C.) The phrase "tattered and fragile" modifies the word book.

Step-by-step explanation:
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Answer 2

The correct anwer is C) "The phrase "tattered and fragile" modifies the word book."

Step-by-step explanation:

An adjective phrase is a group of words that describes and modifies a noun or pronoun in a sentence. The objective of an adjective phrase is to tell us something about the noun it modifies.

In this case the adjective phrase "tattered and fragile" is modifying the noun "book"