Question

What word or phrase is modified by the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? Nick was nervous before the baseball tryouts, so he talked to his friends and tried taking deep breaths.

a) breaths
b) nervous
c) friends
d) tryouts

Answer 1

The prepositional phrase 'before the baseball tryouts' modifies the adjective 'nervous'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The prepositional phrase 'before the baseball tryouts' modifies the adjective 'nervous' in the sentence. It describes when Nick was nervous. Therefore, the word modified by the prepositional phrase is 'nervous'.