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Which word in the sentence does the underlined phrase modify?

In its beak, the robin carries a worm to its babies.
a. robin
b. beak
c. worm
d. carries

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I think its robin (a)

User Tony Hinkle
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D. Carries

It modifies the verb because it is an adverb phrase. I hope this helps!
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