english phrase modify stuff

Question

Which word in the sentence does the underlined phrase modify?

At noon  near the ticket window, meet us tomorrow morning.

A. Morning

B.tomorrow

C.meet

D.us

Answer 1

Hello, 

 

I can't tell which part of the sentence is underlined, but I am thinking it is "At noon near the ticket window" or just "At noon" or "near the ticket window."  The good news is the answer is still the same for each of these!  :)

 

To say that a phrase "modifies" a word in a sentence basically means that the phrase "describes" it or gives more information on it.  If you look at the rest of the sentence, you will see that "At noon near the ticket window" is basically telling you when and where.  What is it "modifying" or describing by doing that?  Answering this will lead you to answer the question.

 

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Try rephrasing the sentence to make more sense. The phrasing in this sentence is awkward.  Change it to read, "At noon, meet us tomorrow morning near the ticket window." Although, I find fault with the construction of this sentence, as it gives morning and noon as the meeting times. However, the underlined phrase is a prepositional phrase telling you where to meet everyone. This underlined phrase in this sentence, even though it's a prepositional phrase, functions as an adverbial phrase. An adverb, as you remember, describes/modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, and it answers the questions "where," "when," "in what manner," and "to what extent." In this case, look for the verb and you have your answer, my friend.

Answer 3

Nas, which word is this related to?  It tells us where.  Where to what? Where is the morning? Where is tomorrow? Where to meet? Where are us?

 

I think you can figure it out.