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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.

AThe phrase "many times" modifies the word read.

BThe phrase "because I have" modifies the word tattered.

CThe phrase "tattered and fragile" modifies the word book.

DThe phrase "favorite book" modifies the word My.

C would be the answer since its adjective right?

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Answer:

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

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"