1.who told us about computers
2.since the club meets in the afternoon
3.through the puddles.
4.before we ate dinner
5.toward us
Use each phrase and clause in sentence then underline word that phrase/clause modifies.
1.The man who told us about computers took a course in computers. man
2.Since the club meets in the afternoon, we get home late. get
3.We jumped through the puddles. jumped
4.Before we ate dinner, we went for a walk. went
5.The car was coming toward us. car
The first four are right.
5. "toward us" tells where, so it's an adverbial phrase modifying "was coming."
1. The man who told us about computers took a course in computers.
Explanation: In this sentence, the noun phrase "the man" is modified by the relative clause "who told us about computers". The relative clause provides additional information about the man. The word "man" is underlined because it is being modified by the relative clause.
2. Since the club meets in the afternoon, we get home late.
Explanation: In this sentence, the dependent clause "since the club meets in the afternoon" serves as an adverbial clause modifying the main clause "we get home late". The adverbial clause provides information about the reason for getting home late. The word "get" is underlined because it is the main verb of the main clause and is being modified by the adverbial clause.
3. We jumped through the puddles.
Explanation: In this sentence, there are no phrases or clauses modifying any specific word. The sentence is a simple statement describing the action of jumping through the puddles.
4. Before we ate dinner, we went for a walk.
Explanation: In this sentence, the dependent clause "before we ate dinner" serves as an adverbial clause modifying the main clause "we went for a walk". The adverbial clause provides information about the timing of the walk. The word "went" is underlined because it is the main verb of the main clause and is being modified by the adverbial clause.
5. The car was coming toward us.
Explanation: In this sentence, the prepositional phrase "toward us" acts as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb "coming". The adverbial phrase provides information about the direction of the car's movement. The word "coming" is underlined because it is the main verb being modified by the adverbial phrase.