Which word in the sentence does the underlined phrase modify?

Under the beach umbrella, Marcella relaxed on a colorful
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towel.

A.relaxed

B.towel

C.colorful

D.Marcella

Respuesta :

The word in the sentence which the underlined phrase modifies is:

D. Marcella

The phrase adds an idea where the noun “Marcella” is resting. Therefore it answers the question “where”. This is an example of prepositional phrase which functions as an adjective.