Question

hich words make up the adverb phrase in the sentence? Which word does the adverb phrase modify? Throughout the thunderstorm, my little puppy whined softly. A. my little puppy; modifies whined B. whined softly; modifies puppy C. my little; modifies puppy D. Throughout the thunderstorm; modifies whined C?

Answer 1

An adverb serves to modify a verb.
In this case, our verb is clearly "whined."
Simply put, B and C are incorrect because puppy is not a verb.
As for A, "my little puppy" doesn't modify the verb, it's the subject of the verb.
The correct answer is D. "Throughout the thunderstorm" modifies "whined."