Question

Which words in the sentence make up the adverb phrase? which words do the adverb phrase modify? a flea can jump almost two hundred times its own right into the air
A. own height ; modifies times it

B. into the air ; modifies can jump

C. into the air ; modifies it's height

D. almost 200 times ; modifies can jump

Answer 1

An adverb phrase consists of a group of words that function as an adverb that can modify an adjective, a verb or even an adverb. In the given sentence, the adverb phrase is "into the air". This is an adverb phrase of place which answers the question "where". It modifies the verb "jump". So the answer is option B.