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.
Responses
The phrase "many times" modifies the word read.
The phrase "many times" modifies the word , read, .
The phrase "because I have" modifies the word tattered.
The phrase "because, , I have" modifies the word , tattered, .
The phrase "favorite book" modifies the word My.
The phrase, , "favorite book" modifies the word , My.
The phrase "tattered and fragile" modifies the word book.
The phrase "tattered and fragile" modifies the word , book, .