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Read the following sentence. Which word does “accidentally” modify?

Theo accidentally told Kate about her upcoming surprise party.

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Answer:

The answer is "told".

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's break down the sentence.

Theo, Kate, party are all nouns.

About is being used in a prepositional tense.

Her is a pronoun that is being used to replace Kate's name that would have been duplicated.

Upcoming is an adjective to describe Kate's party- along with surprise.

Accidentally is an adverb (note the "-ly" at the end), and it is modifying the verb, "told". Therefore, accidentally is modifying the verb, told.

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