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What word or phrase is modified by the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?
When Parker fished with his uncle, they cooked any fish that they caught.
A.
fished
B.
fish
C.
Parker
D.
caught
D. caught
To identify the word or phrase modified by the prepositional phrase in the sentence, we can break down the sentence and analyze the relationships between the words.
The prepositional phrase in this sentence is "with his uncle." It provides additional information about the action of fishing.
The word or phrase that is modified by the prepositional phrase is the one being described or affected by the action of fishing with his uncle.
In this case, the prepositional phrase "with his uncle" modifies the word "fished." It tells us who Parker was fishing with.
Therefore, the correct answer is A. "fished."